Handgrip strength is associated with 12-month survival in male patients suffering with advanced chronic liver disease.
Daniela Moreno CôrtesRamona S da S B BoulhosaCláudio L da S L PazCarla de Magalhães CunhaLucivalda P M de OliveiraAndré C LyraAllain Amador BuenoRosângela P de JesusPublished in: Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association (2023)
Patients with adequate HGS showed significantly higher 12-month survival than those with reduced HGS within the same period. Our findings show that HGS is an important predictive parameter for clinical and nutritional follow-up in ACLD male patients.