Hand-grip strength as a screening tool for sarcopenia in males with decompensated cirrhosis.

Arka DeSunita KumariAmritjyot KaurAkash SinghNaveen KalraVirendra Singh

Published in: Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology (2022)

Prevalence of sarcopenia in Indian male patients with DC is 26.5%. HGS is an independent predictor of sarcopenia and can be used as a screening tool to stratify the need for confirmatory CT-based assessment of sarcopenia.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
community dwelling
heart failure
computed tomography
risk factors
dendritic cells
magnetic resonance
contrast enhanced
image quality
positron emission tomography
atrial fibrillation