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Longitudinal Relationship between Handgrip Strength and Cognitive Function in a European Multicentric Population Older than 50 Years.

Ariele B HaagsmaDyego L B SouzaGraziella M VasconcellosMarcia OlandoskiJavier Jerez-RoigCristina P Baena
Published in: Physical therapy (2023)
Both men and women who presented with cognitive decline also showed early changes in their HGS measures, and vice versa, but there still were differences between the sexes. These findings reinforce that HGS may be a simple and inexpensive method to identify early signs of cognitive decline and that studies and rehabilitation strategies should be more sex specific.
Keyphrases
  • cognitive decline
  • mild cognitive impairment
  • physical activity
  • cross sectional
  • middle aged