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    • Grip Strength Cutpoints for the Identification of Clinically Relevant Weakness 

      Alley, Dawn E.; Shardell, Michelle D.; Peters, Katherine W.; McLean, Robert R.; Dam, Thuy-Tien L.; Kenny, Anne M.; Fragala, Maren S.; Harris, Tamara B.; Kiel, Douglas P.; Guralnik, Jack M.; Ferrucci, Luigi; Kritchevsky, Stephen B.; Studenski, Stephanie A.; Vassileva, Maria T.; Cawthon, Peggy M. (Oxford University Press, 2014)
      Background. Weakness is common and contributes to disability, but no consensus exists regarding a strength cutpoint to identify persons at high risk. This analysis, conducted as part of the Foundation for the National ...