Grip Strength: A Useful Marker for Composite Hepatic Events in Patients with Chronic Liver Diseases

Grip Strength: A Useful Marker for Composite Hepatic Events in Patients with Chronic Liver Diseases

Here we sought to clarify the prognostic impact of sarcopenia-related markers (grip strength (GS), muscle mass using bioimpedance analysis and patient quality of life as assessed by the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF36)) in patients with chronic liver diseases (CLDs, n = 411; 160 liver cirrhos...

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Main Authors: Kazunori Yoh, Hiroki Nishikawa, Hirayuki Enomoto, Yoshinori Iwata, Naoto Ikeda, Nobuhiro Aizawa, Takashi Nishimura, Hiroko Iijima, Shuhei Nishiguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
chronic liver disease
composite hepatic events
grip strength
muscle mass
quality of life
predictor
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/10/4/238

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