Normative Data for Handgrip Strength in Saudi Older Adults Visiting Primary Health Care Centers.

Conclusions: The current study presents specific norms for HGS in Saudi older adults by age, sex, and hand. Further studies are required to examine the utility of these norms for prediction of morbidity and mortality in this population.
PMID: 31174395 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Medicina (Kaunas) - June 5, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Bindawas SM, Vennu V, Al-Orf SM, Alshammari SA, Al-Amoud MM, Calder PC, Al-Muammar MN, Alhamdan AA Tags: Medicina (Kaunas) Source Type: research