muscle strength
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Clinical significance
- greater muscle strength is associated with lower mortality in older women[1]
Management
- assessing muscle strength & promoting maintenance beneficial for optimal aging*
* also see handgrip
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Additional terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 LaMonte MJ, Hyde ET, Nguyen S et al Muscular Strength and Mortality in Women Aged 63 to 99 Years. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Feb 2;9(2):e2559367. PMID: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41686437 PMCID: PMC12905654 Free PMC article. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2845052