Effects of overnight fasting on handgrip strength in inpatients

ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the effects of overnight fasting on handgrip strength of adult inpatients. Methods: A prospective clinical study enrolling 221 adult patients. The endpoints were handgrip strength obtained by dynamometry in three time points (morning after an overnight fasting, a...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wesley Santana Correa-Arruda, Iara dos Anjos Vaez, José Eduardo Aguilar-Nascimento, Diana Borges Dock-Nascimento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082019000100201&lng=en&tlng=en