1,348 Results Found

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate associations of relative handgrip strength and participation in aerobic and strength exercises with metabolic syndrome prevalence. Moreover, level of handgrip strength, exercise frequency, and...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the acute and adaptive effects of passive extreme heat (100 ± 3 °C) exposition in combination with a strength training protocol on maximal isometric handgrip strength. Fifty-four untrained male university student...

Handgrip strength is a simple measure of general muscle strength and is related to functionality in people with intellectual disabilities. The objective of this research was to describe the normative values of absolute and relative handgrip strength...

Aging-related decline in handgrip strength has been associated with adverse functional and metabolic morbidity and mortality. Korea is one of the fastest aging countries, and the prospective relationship of handgrip strength with all-cause mortality...

Background and Objectives: Handgrip strength of the ipsilesional hand is increasingly recognized as a prognostic marker in stroke rehabilitation. Therefore, this retrospective observational cohort study investigated the association between baseline i...

Grip strength is a simple indicator of physical strength and is closely associated with systemic health. Conversely, oral health has also been reported to have an important association with systemic health. The present study aimed to assess the effec...

Handgrip strength (HGS) is an indicator of muscle condition and general health wellbeing. Usually, instruments measuring handgrip strength only identify its maximum value. This preliminary study is focused on identifying force vs. time parameters whi...

(1) Background: Alzheimer’s disease is a common neurodegenerative disease which mainly affects the elderly. The aim of the study is to investigate the relationship between handgrip strength and cognitive ability in a geriatric population with e...

Introduction: Sarcopenia and diabetes mellitus (DM) have been shown to be related. It has been demonstrated that pesticides/insecticides are linked to various health issues, including DM. This study investigated the relationships between exposure to...

Reduced muscle mass and strength are notable features of aging. Loss of muscle mass contributes to cardiometabolic health. Although many studies have focused on skeletal muscle mass, it remains unclear whether muscle strength is beneficial for cardio...

Previous studies have reported prognostic factors for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients receiving lenvatinib; however, no studies have evaluated the effects of both handgrip strength and skeletal muscle mass on the clinical outcomes. Therefore,...

This study aims to explore the use of force vs. time data obtained from an isometric handgrip test to match a frailty state based on the TFI score. BodyGrip, a novel prototype system, is used for handgrip strength over 10 s time interval tests. A cro...

Sarcopenia is characterized by the loss of skeletal muscle mass, strength, and physical performance. Dynapenia and kratopenia are described as the loss of muscle strength and power. Nutritional intake status is one of the factors affecting the preven...

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is known to lead to many diseases such as cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney diseases. Therefore, it is essential to find diagnostic tools to prevent DM. This study aimed to find the association between handgrip strength...

Background: Hemodialysis patients face a high mortality risk, requiring effective clinical assessments. In these patients, muscle wasting due to protein-energy wasting (PEW) leads to increased frailty, which is strongly associated with worse outcomes...

Accumulating research indicates that handgrip strength is associated with cognitive function. Studies have also shown the difference in cognitive decline between males and females. We investigated the association between baseline handgrip strength an...

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been linked to impaired physical function, which in turn predicts falls, morbidity, and mortality. However, few studies have used objective measures such as handgrip strength to assess physical function. In th...

Background/Objectives: Handgrip strength is a widely used indicator of physical function that is associated with various health outcomes of older adults. However, the relationship between lifestyle factors and handgrip strength, as well as the age-as...

Muscle wasting and hyperphosphatemia are becoming increasingly prevalent in patients who exhibit a progressive decline in kidney function. However, the association between serum phosphate (Pi) level and sarcopenia in advanced chronic kidney disease (...

(1) Background: This study determined the factors associated with manual grip strength in people with high blood pressure (HBP); (2) Methods: 219 subjects participated in this cross-sectional study, which evaluated muscle strength (manual dynamometer...

Background: Aging decreases some capacities in older adults, sarcopenia being one of the common processes that occur and that interfered with strength capacity. The present study aimed to verify the acute effect of IPC on isometric handgrip strength...

This study aimed to verify the relationship between handgrip strength and oral health using data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, representing Korean adults. Data from the seventh survey (2016–2018) conducted by...

The prospective association of muscular weakness with the risk of all-cause and premature mortality in a general population remains unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the prospective effects of handgrip strength and muscular weakness o...

(1) Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a well-known disease that causes comorbidities such as chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardiovascular disease. Therefore, it is necessary to develop diagnostic tools to prevent DM. Handgrip strength, a known...

Objective: Dietary inflammatory index (DII) and handgrip strength (HGS) were correlated, and both were associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the role of the 10-year CVD risk in the relationship between DII and grip strength remains u...

Objective: There is growing evidence that in adults, higher levels of handgrip strength (HGS) are linked to better cognitive performance. However, the relationship between HGS and cognitive performance has not been sufficiently investigated in specia...

Strength training is currently the most recommended primary therapeutic strategy to prevent and reverse the decline of muscle mass, strength, and functional deterioration associated with age. The aim is to provide reference values of handgrip strengt...

Sarcopenia is a disease of old age characterized by decreased muscle mass and strength. Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) promote muscle mass synthesis and increase muscle strength. We aimed to develop a dietary amino acid database and to examine th...

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a disorder associated with an increased risk for the development of diabetes mellitus and its complications. Lower isometric handgrip strength (HGS) is associated with an increased risk of cardiometabolic dise...

The association between blood pressure measured at home and handgrip strength in patients with diabetes has not been investigated. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to assess this association among patients with type 2 diabetes. In this cross-sectio...

(1) Background: Several studies have reported that handgrip strength (HGS) may be a sign of lower cognitive performance. However, studies supporting an association between asymmetrical HGS and cognitive function are lacking. This study aimed to deter...

Background/Objectives: Gait impairment and reduced handgrip strength are common in Parkinson’s disease (PD), but their relationship remains unclear. This study examined whether associations between handgrip force and gait reflect PD-specific im...

Sarcopenia is defined as an age-related decline in muscle mass, muscle strength, and physical performance. Eating alone has been linked to various health issues in older adults. This study investigated the relationship between eating alone and handgr...

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects on upper strength in high-level male players playing four successive wheelchair tennis (WT) matches. Eight international WT players took part in a competition, playing one match per day over four c...

The measurement of handgrip strength (HGS) is an indicator of an individual’s overall strength and can serve as a predictor of morbidity and mortality. This study aims to investigate whether HGS is associated with handedness in young adults and...

Background: Osteosarcopenia is a recently identified condition caused by the coexistence of osteoporosis and sarcopenia that affects the frail elderly population, leading to an increased risk of falls and fractures. Given the recent socio-economic in...

Non-invasive anthropometric measurement methods such as those for measuring height and weight are crucial in pediatric patients. However, research focusing on the association between the type of dietary pattern and handgrip strength and handgrip-to-w...

This narrative review provides a comprehensive analysis of the several methods and technologies employed to measure handgrip strength (HGS), a significant indicator of neuromuscular strength and overall health. The document evaluates a range of devic...

Background: Cancer-related malnutrition is a prevalent condition associated with a loss of muscle mass and impaired functional status, leading to immunodeficiency, impaired quality of life and adverse clinical outcomes. Handgrip strength (HGS) is a p...

Background: Age-related alterations in body composition, including the decline of skeletal muscle mass and strength, combined with increased adiposity, contribute to sarcopenia risk in older adults. Handgrip strength (HGS) is widely used as a functio...

This study used data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2014–2015 database to analyze the association between periodontitis and handgrip strength, a representative measure of hand impairment and function, in adults...

Background: Climbing and strength training are among the most popular types of sports among recreational athletes. However, many newcomers quickly lose motivation and abandon training due to a lack of visible and athletic progress. Hence, we assessed...

Background: Handgrip strength (HGS) and the appendicular lean mass index (ALMI) are important determinants of sarcopenia. Muscle quality (MQ) is a measure of muscle strength relative to muscle mass. We examined trends in handgrip strength, the append...

Background: It is well known that muscular fitness has been associated with hypertension. However, it is less known which cut-off values of muscular fitness may predict the presence of hypertension. The main purpose of this study was to establish cri...

Background/Objectives: Pediatric malnutrition is associated with loss of muscle mass and impaired physical function. While anthropometric measurements are widely used for diagnosis, functional indicators that reflect early changes in nutritional stat...

Background and aims: The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between muscle function, dietary quality, body composition markers, and metabolic status in ambulatory patients with type 2 diabetes. The study sought to validate low-cost to...

Weak handgrip strength (HGS) is associated with many negative health outcomes in older adults. There is evidence that with strength exercise, high protein intake leads to increased HGS. The goal of this study was to examine the relationship between w...

Background and Objectives: Handgrip strength (HGS) is an important indicator of overall physical capability and is linked to various health outcomes in older adults. Despite extensive research on the relationship between HGS and cognitive decline, lo...

Background/Objectives: Muscle quantity, strength, and performance may not change in parallel in acromegaly. We compared absolute handgrip strength, estimated skeletal muscle mass (SMM), and handgrip strength relative to SMM (analyzed continuously) by...

Preoperative sarcopenic status can affect length of hospital stay and patient outcomes after surgery. The aim of this study was to investigate the impacts of preoperative handgrip strength (HGS) on length of stay (LOS) and outcomes after lumbar fusio...