The association between grip strength and carotid intima media thickness: A Mendelian randomization analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

CONCLUSION: This study provides evidence that grip strength is inversely associated with cIMT. Our one-sample MR study design allowed us to demonstrate that there is no evidence of heterogeneity of effects according to age group or biological sex.PMID:38061557 | DOI:10.1016/j.annepidem.2023.12.001

Source: Annals of Epidemiology - December 7, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Christian W Mendo Pierrette Gaudreau Genevi ève Lefebvre Ruth A Marrie Brian J Potter Andrew Wister Christina Wolfson Mark R Keezer Marie-Pierre Sylvestre Source Type: research