Relationship Between Handgrip Strength and Pulmonary Function in Apparently Healthy Older Women

OBJECTIVES To investigate the relationship between handgrip strength and pulmonary function. DESIGN Cross‐sectional study of a representative sample of older Korean women. SETTING The Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. PARTICIPANTS Community‐dwelling women aged 65 and older wit...

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Published in:	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) Vol. 66; no. 7; pp. 1367 - 1371
Main Authors:	Son, Da‐Hye, Yoo, Ji‐Won, Cho, Mi‐Ra, Lee, Yong‐Jae
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01-07-2018
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Body mass index Cross-Sectional Studies Female Forced Expiratory Volume Geriatric Assessment - methods Hand Strength - physiology handgrip strength Humans Lung diseases Muscle Strength Dynamometer Older people Physical activity Physical Endurance - physiology Plasma pulmonary function Respiratory function Respiratory Physiological Phenomena Sarcopenia Smoking Soy products Thorax Women's Health Womens health pulmonary function handgrip strength sarcopenia
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