Lifetime body mass index and grip strength at age 46 years: the 1970 British Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ongoing rises in obesity prevalence have prompted growing concerns about potential increases in the burden of age-related musculoskeletal conditions including sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity. This is of particular concern for future generations of older adults who have lived more of their lives in an obesogenic environment than current generations of older adults. We aimed to study longitudinal associations between body mass index (BMI) and grip strength in midlife using data from a large population-based sample, the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70).

Methods

BCS70 participants with valid measures of maximum grip strength at age 46 years were included in analyses [3671 males (49%) and 3876 females (51%)]. Using sex-specific linear regression models, we examined

SUBMITTER: Cooper R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9397548 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature