Abstracts tagged "grip strength and Aging"

Abstract Number: 2177 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019
Sarcopenia and the Likelihood of Incident Knee Osteoarthritis and Knee Pain Among Older Adults in the Health ABC Study
James Andrews¹, Laura Gold ¹, Michael Nevitt ², Patrick Heagerty ¹ and Peggy Cawthon ³, ¹University of Washington, Seattle, ²University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³University of California San Francisco, San Francisco
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) disproportionately affects older adults. Sarcopenia, or reduced muscle mass and strength, is strongly associated with reduced physical function and poor clinical outcomes…