A large, longitudinal population study found that grip strength was inversely associated with mortality. The study was done between January, 2003, and December, 2009, with a total of 142 861 participants in 17 countries of varying incomes and sociocultural settings. During a median follow-up of 4·0 years (2·9–5·1), 3379 (2%) of 139 691 participants with known vital status died. Grip strength was inversely associated with all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, non-cardiovascular mortality, myocardial infarction, and stroke. Grip strength was a stronger predictor of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality than systolic blood pressure. Reduced muscular strength, as simply measured by grip strength, has been associated with an increased risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. Source: http://www.thelancet.com/一个大型纵向群体研究发现，握力与死亡率呈负相关。这项研究于2003年1月至2009年12月间在不同收入和社会文化环境的17个国家进行，共有142861名参与者。在平均随访4·0年（2·9-5·1）间，139691例明确生存状态的参与者中，3379例（2％）死亡。握力与全因死亡率，心血管死亡率，非心血管死亡率，心肌梗死和中风呈负相关。握力预测全因死亡率和心血管死亡率比收缩压更强。肌肉力量减弱，如通过简单的握力测量，已知与全因死亡率和心血管死亡率风险增加有关。来源：http://www.thelancet.com/
