Secular trends in grip strength among Korean adults according to socioeconomic factors: the 2014-2022 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Harim Choe, Hoyong Sung, Yeon Soo Kim · 2025
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Grip strength is a quick gauge of overall health, and it has been slipping in many countries. Harim Choe, Hoyong Sung, and Yeon Soo Kim traced that trend in Korea in 2025, using national health survey data from 2014 to 2022.
The analysis covered 34,080 adults and weighted the results to stand for the whole population. Mean grip strength fell over the period in both men and women, and in nearly every social group. The weakest readings clustered among adults with the least schooling, the lowest household income, and no job. Only adults over seventy and green-collar workers bucked the trend. The authors point to social gaps that health programs could target.
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| CREATOR | Harim Choe, Hoyong Sung, Yeon Soo Kim |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |