Reduced handgrip strength is predictive of poor survival among patients with liver cirrhosis: A sex-stratified analysis.
Tatsunori HanaiMakoto ShirakiKenji ImaiAtsushi SuetsuguKoji TakaiHisataka MoriwakiMasahito ShimizuPublished in: Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology (2019)
Reduced HGS, rather than skeletal muscle and adipose tissue volumes, is associated with an increased risk of mortality in patients of both sexes with liver cirrhosis. Measurement of HGS is a simple, cost-effective, and appropriate bedside assessment for the prediction of survival in patients with cirrhosis.