Hand grip strength and associated factors in non-institutionalised men and women 50 years and older in South Africa

• Main Authors: Ramlagan, Shandir, Peltzer, Karl, Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya
• Other Authors: Mahidol University. ASEAN Institute for Health Development
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Hand grip strength; Social factors; Health, Behaviour; Gender; Older adults; South Africa; Open Access article
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/2849
• Institution: Mahidol University

Background: Little is known about the prevalence, predictors and gender differences in hand grip strength of older adults in Africa. This study aims to investigate social and health differences in hand grip strength among older adults in a national probability sample of older South Africans who pa...