Grip strength | All participants | Â | Vital | status | Â |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | at baseline | Alive | Dead from all causes of death | Dead from CVD | Dead from other than CVD causes of death |
MEN | N = 3,139 | N = 2,208 | N = 931 | N = 432 | N = 499 |
Mean ± SD | 48.1 ± 8.67 | 49.3 ± 8.30 | 44.3 ± 8.72 a | 44.1 ± 9.22 b | 44.5 ± 8.30 b |
 | min-max | %, CI | %, CI | %, CI | %, CI |
1st tercile | 2.5–43.0 | 58.5 (55.56–61.3) | 41.5 (38.7–44.4) | 19.5 (17.3–21.9) | 22.0 (19.7–24.5) |
2nd tercile | 43.5–50.5 | 75.8 (73.3–78.2) | 24.2 (21.8–26.7) | 10.6 (8.9–12.5) | 13.6 (11.7–15.6) |
3rd tercile | 51.0–77.0 | 84.4 (82.4–86.2) | 15.6 (13.8–17.6) | 7.1 (5.9–8.5) | 8.5 (7.2–10.1) |
WOMEN | N = 3,733 | N = 3,161 | N = 572 | N = 266 | N = 306 |
Mean ± SD | 29.2 ± 6.09 | 29.6 ± 5.92 | 26.5 ± 6.62 a | 25.2 ± 6.00 b | 27.5 ± 6.89 b, c |
 | min-max | %, CI | %, CI | %, CI | %, CI |
1st tercile | 2.0–26.0 | 78.9 (76.7–81.0) | 21.1 (19.0-23.3) | 10.9 (9.4–12.7) | 10.2 (8.7–11.9) |
2nd tercile | 26.5–31.0 | 87.7 (86.0-89.3) | 12.3 (10.7–14.0) | 5.2 (4.2–6.4) | 7.1 (5.8–8.4) |
3rd tercile | 31.5–57.5 | 92.8 (91.5–94.0) | 7.2 (6.0-8.5) | 2.0 (1.4–2.8) | 5.2 (4.2–6.3) |