Get A Grip! Global Study Shows Grip Strength Is a Simple And Powerful Predictor Of Death

A large global study finds that grip strength is a simple, powerful, and broadly applicable test that can help predict the risk of death and cardiovascular disease. The new findings from the Prospective Urban-Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study were based on data from nearly 140,000 adults in 17 countries. The study participants had their grip strength measured with a handgrip dynamometer and were followed for roughly 4 years.

The results, published in the Lancet, show that grip strength is an even stronger predictor of death than systolic blood pressure…

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