Nationwide handgrip strength values and factors associated with muscle weakness in older adults: findings from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil).
Bruno DE Souza MoreiraAmanda Cristina de Souza AndradeJuliana Lustosa TorresLuciana de Souza BragaAlessandra de Carvalho BastoneJuliana Vaz de Melo MambriniMaria Fernanda Furtado Lima E CostaPublished in: BMC geriatrics (2022)
This study provides HGS values and cutoff points for muscle weakness by age group and sex from a nationally representative sample of older Brazilian adults. The variables associated with muscle weakness slightly differed between men and women. HGS values and cutoff points generated can be used as benchmarks in clinical settings and foster future epidemiological research.