Association of Grip Strength with All-Cause Mortality and Cause-Specific Mortality: Analysis of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (2006–2016)

Handgrip strength as an indicator for death events in China: A longitudinal cohort study

“…Our findings are in line with previous studies in different countries such as Japan [ 24 ], Korea [ 12 ], Europe [ 25 , 26 ], Russia [ 27 ], and America [ 28 ]. However, in patients over 91 years of age, there was no association between lower handgrip strength and change inability to walk, and no differences in the number of readmissions [ 29 ].…”

“…In addition, some studies found that low handgrip strength was related with typical cerebrocardiovascular events, such as stroke, heart failure, and death caused by coronary heart diseases [ 5 , 6 ]. Notably, handgrip strength was found to be inversely associated with cardiovascular disease morbidity [ 7 – 9 ], cancer mortality [ 10 , 11 ], and death events [ 12 , 13 ].…”

Self-perceived Weight and Mortality in Korean Adults Based on the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Data Linked to Cause of Death Statistics

“… 1 , 28 The current findings may be explained by weak muscle strength because of the evidence that those who perceived themselves to be thin or underestimated their weight were more likely to have a lower grip strength 29 and because of the evidence of the association between weak grip strength and increased mortality risk. 30 , 31 The results of this study, which showed that self-perceived thinness was more strongly associated with cardiovascular mortality than cancer mortality, were also comparable to those of a previous study that showed that grip strength was more strongly related to cardiovascular mortality than to cancer mortality. 32 An increased risk of cardiovascular mortality for participants who underestimated their normal weight or an increased risk of all-cause mortality for female who underestimated their normal weight may also be attributed to low muscle strength and its associated mechanisms.…”

Handgrip Strength and Mortality in Elderly Koreans: Evidence From the Korea Longitudinal Study of Ageing

“…The primary purpose of this study is to assess handgrip strength as a predictor of mortality for men and women in Korea. One of the important contributions of the present research to recent development in this field 9-11 are that all analyses explicitly employed time-varying covariates, such as handgrip strength, rather than simply using a result measured at the baseline. Moreover, in addition to well-established mortality risk factors, the present study controlled for cognitive functioning as well as a familial genetic predisposition that might impact longevity.…”