The Association between Chronic Hemodialysis and Toe Pinch Force in Japanese Patients: Cross-Sectional Study

Hiroaki Kataoka; Nobuyuki Miyatake; Naoko Matsuda; Yasuaki Hikasa; Naomi Kitayama; Shion Nagai; Satoshi Tanaka

doi:10.3390/healthcare9121745

Healthcare (Dec 2021)

The Association between Chronic Hemodialysis and Toe Pinch Force in Japanese Patients: Cross-Sectional Study

Hiroaki Kataoka,
Nobuyuki Miyatake,
Naoko Matsuda,
Yasuaki Hikasa,
Naomi Kitayama,
Shion Nagai,
Satoshi Tanaka

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Hiroaki Kataoka: Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Okayama Healthcare Professional University, Okayama 700-0913, Japan
Nobuyuki Miyatake: Department of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Takamatsu 760-0016, Japan
Naoko Matsuda: Department of Rehabilitation, Osafune Clinic, Okayama 701-4264, Japan
Yasuaki Hikasa: Department of Rehabilitation, Obata Medical Clinic, Okayama 708-0806, Japan
Naomi Kitayama: Rehabilitation Center, KKR Takamatsu Hospital, Takamatsu 760-0018, Japan
Shion Nagai: Rehabilitation Center, KKR Takamatsu Hospital, Takamatsu 760-0018, Japan
Satoshi Tanaka: Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health and Welfare, Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Hiroshima 723-0053, Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9121745
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 12
p. 1745

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The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the effect of chronic hemodialysis on toe pinch force (TPF). A total of 37 chronic hemodialysis patients without type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) (age: 69.4 ± 11.8 years, duration of hemodialysis: 3.5 ± 3.4 years) were enrolled in this study. The TPF in chronic hemodialysis patients without T2DM was compared with that in 34 apparently healthy participants and 37 chronic hemodialysis patients with T2DM. There was no significant difference in clinical profiles between healthy participants and chronic hemodialysis patients with and without T2DM. The TPF in chronic hemodialysis patients without T2DM was lower compared with that in healthy participants (2.70 ± 1.05 kg vs. 3.34 ± 0.99 kg, p = 0.025). In addition, the TPF in patients with T2DM was even lower compared with that in patients without T2DM (2.12 ± 1.01 kg vs. 2.70 ± 1.05 kg, p = 0.042). This study showed a dramatic reduction in TPF in chronic hemodialysis patients, especially in those with T2DM.

Published in Healthcare

ISSN: 2227-9032 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine
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