Grip strength in men and women aged 50-79 years is associated with non-vertebral osteoporotic fracture during 15 years follow-up: The Tromsø Study 1994-1995.

Anne-Johanne SøgaardJ H MagnusÅ BjørneremK HolvikA H RanhoffN EmausH E MeyerB H Strand

Published in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2019)

The risk of non-vertebral osteoporotic fracture increased with declining grip-strength in both genders, particularly in men aged 50-64 years.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
postmenopausal women
body composition
hip fracture