What question did this study set out to answer?

The study aims to explore how age affects the relationship between handgrip strength and large artery stiffness in women.

May 8, 2026

Age Moderates the Association Between Handgrip Strength and Large Artery Stiffness in Women

Key Result

Relative handgrip strength exhibits an age-dependent relationship with large artery stiffness in women, with greater strength associated with lower stiffness after middle-age.

Key Points

The study aims to explore how age affects the relationship between handgrip strength and large artery stiffness in women.
Analyzed data on women of varying ages
Measured relative handgrip strength and large artery stiffness
Utilized statistical analysis to assess the association
Younger women showed varying handgrip strength and artery stiffness relationships, while older women demonstrated higher strength linked to lower stiffness.

Structured PICO

Does relative handgrip strength improve large artery stiffness in women?

Population

Women

Intervention

Relative handgrip strength

Outcome

Large artery stiffnesssurrogate

In women, greater handgrip strength is associated with lower large artery stiffness after middle-age, indicating that age moderates this relationship.

Main Result

Absolute Event Rate: 0% vs 0%

Abstract

Age modifies the relationship between relative handgrip strength and large artery stiffness in women. The direction of the relationship between relative handgrip strength and large artery stiffness changes across the lifespan in women, with greater handgrip strength being associated with lower large artery stiffness after middle-age.

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Mascone et al. (Wed,) reported a other. Relative handgrip strength exhibits an age-dependent relationship with large artery stiffness in women, with greater strength associated with lower stiffness after middle-age.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fd7fcdbfa21ec5bbf08736 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00049.2026

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Authors

Sara E. Mascone

Baltimore VA Medical Center

Wesley K. Lefferts

Iowa State University

Sushant M. Ranadive

University of Maryland, College Park

Journals

Journal of Applied Physiology

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Institutions

University of Maryland, College Park

Iowa State University

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Age Moderates the Association Between Handgrip Strength and Large Artery Stiffness in Women

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