Hand grip strength as a nutritional marker in pd and hemodialysis patients

• Main Authors: Yuvaram N.V. Reddy (Author), Laskmi Revathi S (Author), Thiyagaraja Thandavan (Author), T Jayaseelan (Author), Milly Mathew (Author), Georgi Abraham (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This is a prospective study evaluating hand grip strength as a nutritional marker in maintenance dialysis patients. Thirty CAPD and 50 MHD patients were assessed for hand grip strength (in the non-fistula arm) and demographic variables. In the MHD, 60% diabetic and in PD 66.7% were diabetic. In the...