The grip on healthspan: Handgrip strength as a vital sign of aging

Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2024 Jul:122:105436. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2024.105436. Epub 2024 Apr 4.

Author

Liang-Kung Chen¹

Affiliation

¹ Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Center for Healthy Longevity and Aging Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan; Taipei Municipal Gan-Dau Hospital (Managed by Taipei Veterans General Hospital), Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: lkchen2@vghtpe.gov.tw.

PMID: 38584043
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2024.105436

No abstract available

Keywords: Frailty; Grip strength; Healthy aging; Intrinsic capacity; Mortality.

Publication types

Letter
Editorial

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging* / physiology
Female
Geriatric Assessment / methods
Hand Strength* / physiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged