Muscular Strength and Mortality in Women Aged 63 to 99 Years
In this study of ambulatory older women, greater muscular strength was associated with lower mortality even when controlling for accelerometer-measured PA and sedentary time, walking speed, and systemic inflammation. These findings suggest that assessing strength and promoting its maintenance are instrumental for optimal aging.
Authors
- Connor R. Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4810-4816)
- Esmeralda Castro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2998-9321)
- Stefanick Marcia L.
- Steve Nguyen
- Andrea Z. LaCroix
- Eric T. Hyde
- Charles B. Eaton
Institutions
- Brown University (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Fred Hutch Cancer Center (US)
- Center for Advancing Health (US)
- Human Longevity (United States) (US)
- National Cancer Institute (US)
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics
- University at Buffalo, State University of New York (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2026-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.59367
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00