Observational studyScientific reports2014
Prognostic value of physical function tests: hand grip strength and six-minute walking test in elderly hospitalized patients.
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- The relationship between joint health, kinesiophobia, physical activity level, and functional capacity in hemophilia patients: a case-control study.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2026Article
- Grip Strength as an Indicator of Health in Elderly Females.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Hand grip strength and quality of life among adults aged 50-90 years from South West Poland.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Characteristics and Impact of Peripheral and Respiratory Muscle Weakness in Patients With Interstitial Lung Disease: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study.Canadian respiratory journal · 2025Observational
- Preoperative muscle function assessments in nursing as predictors of postoperative outcomes in patients with colorectal cancer and malnutrition.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Assessment of Frailty Among Older Adults in the Physical Activity Daily Trial.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2024Observational
- Study protocol: process and outcome evaluation of the Walk with Ease program for fall prevention.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Cross-cultural perception of strength, attractiveness, aggressiveness and helpfulness of Maasai male faces calibrated to handgrip strength.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Arterial stiffness is associated with handgrip strength in relatively healthy Chinese older adults.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Improving the management of patients with chronic cardiac and respiratory diseases by extending pulse-oximeter uses: the dynamic pulse-oximetry.Multidisciplinary respiratory medicine · 2023Article
- Dropout and compliance to physical exercise in menopausal osteopenic women: the European "happy bones" project.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Article
- Case-control study of the correlation between the five times sit to stand and 6-min walk distance in patients with pancreatic cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Article
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- Association between Barthel Index, Grip Strength, and Physical Activity Level at Admission and Prognosis in Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Prospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Systemic Inflammation in Sarcopenia Alter Functional Capacity in Thai Community-dwelling Older People: A Preliminary Observational Study.Current aging science · 2022Observational
- Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet in relation to age-associated poor muscle strength; a cross-sectional study from the Kurdish cohort study.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
To discern if physical function test are better mortality predictors than muscle mass in elderly hospitalized patients, we analyzed the prognostic value of muscle mass malnutrition and compared it with physical muscle function tests, including the six-minute walking test (6 MWT) and hand grip strength. We included the ankle brachial index (ABI) to assess arterial disease, related to muscle atrophy due to hypoperfusion. We also analyzed the relationship of ABI with malnutrition, physical function tests and survival. We studied 310 hospitalized patients older than 60 years. To assess nutritional status, we determined BMI, triceps skinfold and mid-arm muscle area; we performed a subjective nutritional assessment; and evaluated the degree of inflammatory stress. We assessed physical function by hand grip strength and 6 MWT. We evaluated arterial disease by ABI. Forty-one patients died during hospitalization; 269 were discharged and followed for a mean 808 days, reaching a mortality of 49%. Muscle malnutrition was frequent and was related to mortality, but the best predictors were physical function tests: inability to perform the 6 MWT and low handgrip strength. Function tests were closely related to each other and correlated with nutritional data. Reduced ABI was related to impaired nutritional status, physical function tests and mortality.
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