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Handgrip strength and its prognostic value for mortality in Moscow, Denmark, and England

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  • Anna Oksuzyan
  • Panayotes Demakakos
  • Maria Shkolnikova
  • Mikael Thinggaard
  • James W Vaupel
  • Kaare Christensen
  • Vladimir M Shkolnikov

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Background: This study compares handgrip strength and its association with mortality across studies conducted in Moscow, Denmark, and England. Materials: The data collected by the Study of Stress, Aging, and Health in Russia, the Study of Middle-Aged Danish Twins and the Longitudinal Study of Aging Danish Twins, and the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing was utilized. Results: Among the male participants, the age-standardized grip strength was 2 kg and 1 kg lower in Russia than in Denmark and in England, respectively. The age-standardized grip strength among the female participants was 1.9 kg and 1.6 kg lower in Russia than in Denmark and in England, respectively. In Moscow, a one-kilogram increase in grip strength was associated with a 4% (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.96, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.94, 0.99) reduction in mortality among men and a 10% (HR = 0.90, 95%CI: 0.86, 0.94) among women. Meanwhile, a one-kilogram increase in grip strength was associated with a 6% (HR = 0.94, 95%CI: 0.93, 0.95) and an 8% (HR = 0.92, 95%CI: 0.90, 0.94) decrease in mortality among Danish men and women, respectively, and with a 2% (HR = 0.98, 95%CI: 0.97, 0.99) and a 3% (HR = 0.97, 95%CI: 0.95, 0.98) reduction in mortality among the English men and women, respectively. Conclusion: The study suggests that, although absolute grip strength values appear to vary across the Muscovite, Danish, and English samples, the degree to which grip strength is predictive of mortality is comparable across national populations with diverse socioeconomic and health profiles and life expectancy levels.

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  • Anna Oksuzyan & Panayotes Demakakos & Maria Shkolnikova & Mikael Thinggaard & James W Vaupel & Kaare Christensen & Vladimir M Shkolnikov, 2017. "Handgrip strength and its prognostic value for mortality in Moscow, Denmark, and England," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(9), pages 1-16, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0182684
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182684
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