Relationship between cognitive impairment and hand grip strength in a population‐based cohort of older Nigerians: Data from the VALIANT Study
Rufus O. Akinyemi, Oludotun V Olalusi, Tolulope O Akinyemi, Gabriel O Ogunde, Joseph O Yaria, Eniola O Cadmus, Femi O Popoola, Joshua O. Akinyemi, Mayowa O Owolabi, Roman Romero‐Ortuno, Adesola Ogunniyi, Brian Lawlor · 2025
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Rufus Akinyemi and co-authors examined the link between grip strength and cognitive impairment in older Nigerians, in a 2025 study. Dementia is set to triple by 2050, with the steepest rises in Africa and Asia, and grip strength predicts both heart-metabolic and brain health. Whether that link holds in West African elders was unknown.
Their community cohort in rural Ibadan recruited a thousand older adults by staged random sampling and ran batteries of vascular, cognitive, and frailty tests. Grip strength data, taken with a digital dynamometer, were available for 480 participants. The paper reports how the strength measure lines up with cognitive status in this population.
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| CREATOR | Rufus O. Akinyemi, Oludotun V Olalusi, Tolulope O Akinyemi, Gabriel O Ogunde, Joseph O Yaria, Eniola O Cadmus, Femi O Popoola, Joshua O. Akinyemi, Mayowa O Owolabi, Roman Romero‐Ortuno, Adesola Ogunniyi, Brian Lawlor |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |