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Assessment of causal associations between handgrip strength and cardiovascular diseases: A two sample mendelian randomization study
4 Aug 2022
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Background Several observational studies have identified that handgrip strength was inversely associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Nevertheless, causality remains controversial. We conducted Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to examine whether handgrip strength and risk of CVDs are causally associated. Methods We identified 160 independent single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for right-hand grip...
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