Handgrip Strength, Function, and Mortality in Older Adults: A Time-varying Approach.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To determine the time-varying associations between 1) decreased handgrip strength and disabilities in each activity of daily living (ADL) function, and 2) disaggregated ADL limitations and time to mortality in older adults.

Methods

A United States nationally representative sample of 17,747 older adults from the Health and Retirement Study were followed up for 8 yr. Maximal handgrip strength was measured with a hand-held dynamometer. Ability to perform ADL was self-reported. Date of death was identified by the National Death Index and exit interviews. Separate covariate-adjusted hierarchical logit models were used to examine the time-varying associations between decreased handgrip strength and each ADL outcome. Distinct covariate-adjusted Cox models were used to analy

SUBMITTER: McGrath RP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9487904 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature