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Low airflow and grip strength linked to disability and death
Adults with persistently low airflow and low, declining grip strength had 3.49 times the odds of death compared with those with very high readings.Adults with persistently low airflow and low, declining grip strength had 3.49 times the odds of death compared with those with very high readings.
Preprint: cohort study of Chinese adults aged 45 years or older, against very high PEF–very high grip groupPopulations
Limit: Early or undiagnosed disease may influence both functional trajectories and subsequent disability or death