Hand grip strength and loss of independence in indigenous and non-Indigenous New Zealand octogenarians–the LiLACS NZ cohort study
Hand grip strength could be a valuable screening tool to assess independence trajectory in octogenarians, but further study is needed to clarify the effects of indigeneity and sex in this population.
Authors
- Vanessa Selak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9824-8674)
- Ruth Teh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7135-1850)
- Simon Moyes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9580-1545)
- Lindsay D. Plank (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2737-0151)
- Joanna Hikaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6792-6607)
- Ngaire Kerse
Institutions
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- Waitemata District Health Board (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journals of Gerontology Series A
- Published
- 2026-03-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glag066
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00