Grip Strength and Various Health and Aging Correlates

HERE is a brief, but interesting, article on the health and healthy aging correlates of having a 'powerful handshake' (aka. grip strength).  The research of most interest is the million or so Swedish military recruits, who have their grip measured - then are followed throughout life.  Not too definitive, but interesting none-the-less. 

(http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2014/05/08/4000298.htm)