CellWell record HH-518213

Sex-specific associations of serum estradiol and the testosterone-to-estradiol ratio with handgrip strength and appendicular lean soft tissue in US adults aged 40-59 years.

K. Prokopidis; Virginia Boccardi; S. Cacciatore; Joseph McLean; P. Piaggi; Morten Tange Kristensen; M. Schlögl

Experimental Gerontology · 2026

In plain language

In US adults aged 40 -- 59, lower estradiol was associated with higher odds of low handgrip strength in women, while most other hormone-muscle associations were attenuated after adjustment.

Evidence: Emerging
Design: Primary research (design unspecified)

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Sex-specific associations of serum estradiol and the testosterone-to-estradiol ratio with handgrip strength and appendicular lean soft tissue in US adults aged 40-59 years.

Sex-specific associations of serum estradiol and the testosterone-to-estradiol ratio with handgrip strength and appendicular lean soft tissue in US adults aged 40-59 years.