Handgrip Strength Is Associated with Poorer Cognitive Functioning in Aging Americans.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Measures of handgrip strength may show promise for detecting cognitive erosion during aging.

Objective

To determine the associations between lower handgrip strength and poorer cognitive functioning for aging Americans.

Methods

There were 13,828 participants aged at least 50 years from the 2006 wave of the Health and Retirement Study included and followed biennially for 8 years. Handgrip strength was assessed with a hand-held dynamometer and cognitive functioning was assessed with a modified version of the Mini-Mental State Examination. Participants aged <65 years with scores 7- 11 had a mild cognitive impairment, ≤6 had a severe cognitive impairment, and ≤11 had any cognitive impairment. Respondents aged ≥65 years with scores 8- 10 had a mild cognitive impa

SUBMITTER: McGrath R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9483826 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature