Correlates of hand grip strength in a cohort of older Nigerian Africans: Findings from the population-based VALIANT project.

ABSTRACT: Previous evidence suggests there are racial, genetic, and geographic differences in hand grip strength (HGS) underlying the need to define population-specific normative values and their determinants. We determined the normative values of HGS and investigated its correlates in an urban community sample in Nigeria. We assessed 607 participants from the Vascular heAlth, fraiLty, and cognItion in Ageing Nigerians sTudy [VALIANT] - a population-based cohort of 1031 older persons in Ibadan, a city in Southwestern Nigeria. They were recruited through a multi-stage, stratified cluster random sampling method. HGS was defined as the highest recorded/maximum HGS (max. HGS) of both hands. The determinants (β coefficient, p values) of HGS were identified using linear regression model. The mean (SD) age

SUBMITTER: Akinyemi RO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12444469 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature