Dynapenia

Disease3 papers1 finding

Humans2

Associations

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Mortality

upin humans1HR 1.6

1 study

Dynapenia raises the risk of mortality in humans (HR 1.60; 95% CI 1.11-2.30).
Humansdefined by relative grip strengthmedian of 6.75 yearsn = 5,674
Association of dynapenic obesity defined by sagittal abdominal diameter and relative grip strength with all-cause mortality: a prospective cohort study · Archives of gerontology and geriatrics · 14 Aug 2026

Funding

National Institute on AgingUS$378.9k1 grant since 2023

Presynaptic active zone alterations that underlie dynapenia at aged mouse neuromuscular junctions
National Institute on AgingUniversity of Pittsburgh at PittsburghUS$378.9k2023–2028

Latest

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Diabetology InternationalHumans23 Sep

Low serum free testosterone is independently associated with sarcopenic obesity in males with type 2 diabetes: a post hoc cross-sectional analysis from the impact of diabetes mellitus on dynapenia study

Sarcopenic obesity

Frontiers in Rehabilitation SciencesHumans10 Sep

Handgrip strength reference values and dynapenia risk thresholds in an urban adult sample from Lima, Peru

Handgrip strength

Aging Medicine (Milton (N.S.W))Humans3 Sep

Association Between Hair Cortisol, Sarcopenia, and Sarcopenic Obesity: Results From the ELSA-Brasil Study

Sarcopenic obesity

BiomedicinesReview27 Aug

From Athletic Performance to Functional Ageing: Shared Genetic Architecture, Redox-Inflammatory Pathways and Functional Reserve Across the Life Course-A Narrative Review

Archives of Gerontology and GeriatricsHumans22 Aug

Association of dynapenic obesity defined by sagittal abdominal diameter and relative grip strength with all-cause mortality: a prospective cohort study

AAIC 2025 AbstractHumans23 Dec

Exploring the Role of Dynapenic Obesity Phenotype in Mental Health among Korean Older Adults: A Screening Perspective

GSA 2024 AbstractHumans1 Jan

DYNAPENIA-OBESITY AND PHYSICAL FUNCTION AMONG MEXICAN AMERICAN OLDER ADULTS: NATIVITY DIFFERENCES