title: Heart rate variability, but not heart rate, is associated with handgrip strength and mortality in older Africans at very low cardiovascular risk: A population-based study.
authors: Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; Leyden Academy on Vitality and Ageing, Leiden, The Netherlands. Electronic address: j.j.e.koopman@lumc.nl.
authors: Jacob J E
authors: JJ
authors: Koopman
authors: Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; Leyden Academy on Vitality and Ageing, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors: David
authors: D
authors: van Bodegom
authors: Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors: Arie C
authors: AC
authors: Maan
authors: Leyden Academy on Vitality and Ageing, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors: Zhao
authors: Z
authors: Li
authors: Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana.
authors: Juventus B
authors: JB
authors: Ziem
authors: Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; Leyden Academy on Vitality and Ageing, Leiden, The Netherlands; Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors: Rudi G J
authors: RG
authors: Westendorp
authors: Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors: J Wouter
authors: JW
authors: Jukema
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005869:Ghana / Q000453:epidemiology; D018737:Hand Strength / Q000502:physiology*; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Ageing; Handgrip strength; Heart rate; Heart rate variability; Mortality