Mortality

What the research says about mortality, in plain English, with every original paper linked.

THE STUDIES

1 study on this topic

2008

The BMJ

Association Between Muscular Strength and Mortality in Men: Prospective Cohort Study

Studied: 8,762 men, aged 20–80, followed avg. 18.9 years

Tracking nearly 9,000 men for almost 19 years, those with greater muscular strength had notably lower rates of death from any cause and from cancer — even after accounting for aerobic fitness.

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THE STUDIES

Association Between Muscular Strength and Mortality in Men: Prospective Cohort Study

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