Associations of Handgrip Strength Weakness and Asymmetry With New-Onset Stroke in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study in Europe.
Uneven hand grip strength, not just weakness, independently predicts stroke risk, offering a simple clinical screening tool for vulnerable patients.
Handgrip strength asymmetry, not just weakness, independently predicts stroke risk in middle-aged and older Europeans, enabling a simple clinical tool for identifying stroke-vulnerable individuals. The finding supports routine handgrip assessment in preventive cardiology.
What the study was
- Study design
- Prospective cohort study
- Population
- Middle-aged and older European adults; large population-based prospective cohort
- Category
- Prevention
- Maturity
- Validated
- Journal
- Geriatrics & gerontology international
Why it surfaced
Adds handgrip asymmetry as novel predictor beyond weakness alone; prospective design; clinically practical for stroke prevention.
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