Assessment of Nutritional Status in Children With Chronic Kidney Disease Using Hand Grip Strength Tool

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 265-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashraf Mohamed Abd El Basset Bakr ◽  
Bothina Mohamed Hasaneen ◽  
Dina AbdelRasoul Helal Bassiouni
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. S264
Author(s):  
A. PERMANA ◽  
I. Effendi ◽  
Z. Ali ◽  
N. Suhaimi ◽  
S. Suprapti ◽  
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2011 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Norman ◽  
Nicole Stobäus ◽  
M. Cristina Gonzalez ◽  
Jörg-Dieter Schulzke ◽  
Matthias Pirlich

2016 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Paula BRUCH ◽  
Mário Reis ÁLVARES-DA-SILVA ◽  
Bruna Cherubini ALVES ◽  
Valesca DALL'ALBA

ABSTRACT Background Hepatitis C is a liver disease that causes significant changes in metabolism, and also has an impact on nutritional status. Objective To evaluate the nutritional status and cardiovascular risk in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Methods This cross-sectional study investigated 58 patients with chronic hepatitis C, non-cirrhotic and were not under active pharmacological treatment. Patients with significant alcohol consumption (greater than 10 g ethanol/day) were excluded. Patients underwent nutritional assessment through anthropometric measurements and functional assessment using hand grip strength by dynamometry. The physical activity was assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Patients also underwent clinical and laboratory evaluation. Cardiovascular risk was calculated by the Framingham score. Results The mean age of patients was 51.6±9.7 years, 55.2% were female, and 79.3% had genotype 1. The most prevalent degree of fibrosis was F1 (37.9%) followed by F2 (27.6%) and F3 (1.7%). The prevalence of overweight/obesity considering the body mass index was 70.7%. However, 57.7% of men and 68.8% of women were considered malnourished according to hand grip strength. These patients also had waist circumference (93.5±10.7 cm) and neck circumference (37.0±3.6 cm) high. Almost 60% of patients were considered sedentary or irregularly active. In relation to cardiovascular risk, 50% of patients had high risk of suffering a cardiovascular event within 10 years. Conclusion Although most patients with hepatitis C presented overweight, associated with high cardiovascular risk, they also have reduced functional capacity, indicative of protein-caloric commitment. Therefore, body mass index can not be considered the only method of assessment for nutritional diagnosis of patients with liver disease. Adopting methods such as hand grip strength can be important for a better understanding of nutritional status of these patients.


2015 ◽  
Vol 129 (7) ◽  
pp. 706-709 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Cosway ◽  
M Easby ◽  
S Covington ◽  
I Bowe ◽  
V Paleri

AbstractBackground:Hand-grip strength has been shown to be a reliable predictor of health outcomes. However, evidence supporting its use as an indicator of nutritional status is inconsistent. This study investigated its use in monitoring nutritional status in patients with head and neck cancer.Methods:A prospective audit of patients treated for head and neck cancer was undertaken at four centres over a three-month period in 2009. Nutritional outcomes were collected at 3, 6 and 12 months, and the data were statistically analysed.Results:Data from 114 patients showed that mean weight, but not hand-grip strength, fell significantly at 3, 6 and 12 months post-treatment (p < 0.003 vs p < 0.126).Conclusion:A fall in weight does not coincide with a drop in hand-grip strength in patients receiving treatment for head and neck cancer. Hand-grip strength may therefore not be of benefit in the nutritional assessment of these patients and should not be part of routine assessment.


2014 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. S47
Author(s):  
Abdul Rauf ◽  
Praveen Sharma ◽  
Matin Abdul ◽  
Pankaj Tyagi ◽  
Naresh Bansal ◽  
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