Handgrip strength reference intervals in Swedish, young, healthy adults: The LBA study

• Published in: Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) Vol. 105; p. 111867
• Main Authors: Pettersson-Pablo, Paul, Nilsson, Torbjörn K., Hurtig-Wennlöf, Anita
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.01.2023; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; adulthood; Adults; Anthropometry; Atherosclerosis; Biomarkers; Birth control; Body composition; Body fat; Body height; body mass; Body mass index; Body size; body weight; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular risk; Chronic illnesses; Contraceptive Agents; contraceptive behavior; Contraceptives; Cross-Sectional Studies; cross-sectional study; Disease prevention; estrogen; Estrogens; fat free mass; Fat-free body mass; Female; grip strength; Hand Strength - physiology; Handgrip strength; Health promotion; human; human experiment; Humans; Intervals; linear regression analysis; Male; Mean; Men; Mortality; Muscles; normal human; Nutritional status; reference value; Reference Values; Regression analysis; Regression models; sex difference; Sexes; Statistical analysis; Sweden; Variance analysis; Women; Womens health; Young Adult; Young adults; Sweden; Young adults; Cardiovascular risk; Handgrip strength

•Handgrip strength may differ strongly between populations•Reference intervals are best established locally•Sex, height, and fat-free mass are the main determinants of hand-grip strength Handgrip strength (HGS) is a surrogate marker of general risk and nutritional status, frequently used in clinical...