We read the study of Vancampfort et al. entitled “Handgrip strength, chronic physical
conditions and physical multimorbidity in middle-aged and older adults in six low-
and middle income countries” with great interest [
[1]
]. In this paper, community-based data of 34,129 individuals aged ≥50 years from the
World Health Organization's Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health were analyzed.
The authors investigated the associations between handgrip strength, chronic physical
conditions, and physical multimorbidity (i.e., ≥2 chronic conditions) among community-dwelling
middle-aged and older adults using nationally representative data from six in low-
and middle-income countries. The authors highlighted that weak handgrip strength correlated
with a higher prevalence of physical conditions and multimorbidity. Observed results
were similar in middle-aged versus old age people and, in female versus male participants
respectively.- Vancampfort D.
- Stubbs B.
- Firth J.
- Koyanagi A.
Handgrip strength, chronic physical conditions and physical multimorbidity in middle-aged
and older adults in six low-and middle income countries.
Eur J Intern Med. 2018; (EPub ahead of print)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2018.11.007
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Publication history
Published online: February 02, 2019
Accepted:
January 29,
2019
Received:
January 15,
2019
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