TY - JOUR
T1 - New evidence on predictable validity of grip strength on later life outcomes in Japan
AU - Matsushima, Midori
AU - Shimizutani, Satoshi
AU - Yamada, Hiroyuki
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) (Grant Number 15H01951). The data work was done by Shimizutani and Yamada. The dataset is accessible through application at Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry. The views expressed in this paper are completely personal; Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) Grant-in-aid for Scientific Research (A).
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - This study provides new evidence on the predictable validity of grip strength on later life outcomes using a population-based longitudinal survey of middle and older generations in Japan. We show that the level of grip strength contains significant information on health outcome and mortality in the later years although the loss of grip strength does not. Moreover, we confirm that grip strength is associated with socio-economic status, particularly with educational attainment.
AB - This study provides new evidence on the predictable validity of grip strength on later life outcomes using a population-based longitudinal survey of middle and older generations in Japan. We show that the level of grip strength contains significant information on health outcome and mortality in the later years although the loss of grip strength does not. Moreover, we confirm that grip strength is associated with socio-economic status, particularly with educational attainment.
KW - Grip strength
KW - JSTAR
KW - Japan
KW - health outcome
KW - mortality
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U2 - 10.1080/13504851.2019.1588937
DO - 10.1080/13504851.2019.1588937
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85071373872
SN - 1350-4851
VL - 26
SP - 1572
EP - 1578
JO - Applied Economics Letters
JF - Applied Economics Letters
IS - 19
ER -