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ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2025

Genetic Liability to Higher Muscle Strength Associates With a Lower Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Men Irrespective of Leisure-Time Physical Activity in Adulthood: A Longitudinal Cohort Study.

Päivi Herranen, Katja Waller, Laura Joensuu, Teemu Palviainen, Eija K Laakkonen, Jaakko Kaprio, Elina Sillanpää

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Article in Journal of the American Heart Association, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Päivi HerranenFaculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Gerontology Research Center University of Jyväskylä Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-4539-327X
Katja WallerFaculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Gerontology Research Center University of Jyväskylä Finland.
Laura JoensuuFaculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Gerontology Research Center University of Jyväskylä Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-9544-6552
Teemu PalviainenInstitute for Molecular Medicine Finland, HiLife Helsinki Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-7847-8384
Eija K LaakkonenFaculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Gerontology Research Center University of Jyväskylä Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-6655-9489
Jaakko KaprioInstitute for Molecular Medicine Finland, HiLife Helsinki Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-3716-2455
Elina SillanpääFaculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Gerontology Research Center University of Jyväskylä Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-6375-959X

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Abstract

backgroundLow muscle strength predicts premature mortality. We determined whether genetic liability to muscle strength is associated with mortality and whether this association is influenced by long-term leisure-time physical activity (LTPA). METHODS AND

resultsWe estimated the effects of a polygenic score for handgrip strength (PGS HGS) on all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality risk in the older Finnish Twin Cohort (N=8815, 53% women). LTPA was assessed longitudinally using validated questionnaires. During the 16.9-year median follow-up (143 723 person-years), 2896 deaths occurred, of which 1089 were attributable to CVD. We found a significant interaction between sex and PGS HGS (

conclusionsHigher PGS HGS was associated with a decreased risk of CVD mortality in men. Long-term LTPA in adulthood did not potentiate this association.

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Cardiovascular DiseasesExerciseHand StrengthLeisure ActivitiesMuscle StrengthAgedCause of DeathFemaleFinlandGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedRisk AssessmentRisk Factorscardiovascular mortalityhandgrip strengthlifestylepolygenic score

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