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muscle strength
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
Related
handgrip
motor strength
muscle weakness
General
quality
References
- 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: 41686437 PMCID: PMC12905654 Free PMC article.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2845052