Prediction of risk of falls based on handgrip strength in chronic liver disease patients living independently.
Atsushi HiraokaRumi TamuraMisato OkaHirofumi IzumotoHidetaro UekiMiho TsurutaTakeaki YoshinoAtsushi OnoToshihiko AibikiTomonari OkudairaHiroka YamagoYoshifumi SugaRyuichiro IwasakiKenichiro MoriHideki MiyataEiji TsubouchiMasato KishidaTomoyuki NinomiyaMasashi HirookaMasanori AbeBunzo MatsuuraYoichi HiasaTsutae KinoKayo YamamotoKojiro MichitakaPublished in: Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology (2019)
In CLD patients, the presence of HSD and older age might be independent risk factors for predicting a fall. Assessment of handgrip strength could be an effective clinical tool for easily assessing the risk of falling, especially in elderly CLD patients.