For people with weak bones and heart disease, having weak hands is even more dangerous than for those with just weak bones — their risk of dying is much higher.

Pro

Against

Evidence from Studies

Supporting (1)

Community contributions welcome

Hand grip strength and all-cause mortality risk in individuals with decreased bone mass: a study from NHANES database

Cohort Study

Human

2024

Contradicting (0)

Community contributions welcome

No contradicting evidence found

Gold Standard Evidence Needed

According to GRADE and EBM methodology, here is what ideal scientific evidence would look like to definitively prove or disprove this specific claim, ordered from strongest to weakest evidence.

Source Study

Hand grip strength and all-cause mortality risk in individuals with decreased bone mass: a study from NHANES database

Score: 66

DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1452811

Similar Assertions

For people with weak bones and heart disease, having weak hands is even more dangerous than for those with weak bones alone — their risk of dying is much higher.

99%

For people with weak bones and heart disease, having weak hands is even more dangerous than for those with only weak bones — their risk of dying goes up much more.

98%

People with weak hands and weak bones are much more likely to also have heart disease, stroke, or other serious illnesses — their grip strength seems to be a sign of overall poor health.

89%

Even when doctors account for age, weight, and other illnesses, weak hand grip still predicts higher death risk in people with weak bones — meaning it adds unique information.

88%

Even when doctors account for age, weight, and other illnesses, weak hand grip still predicts who is more likely to die — it adds unique information about health risk.

87%