Grip Strength in Patients with Gastrointestinal Diseases

Abstract

We sought to elucidate factors contributing to the grip strength (GS) decline in patients with gastrointestinal diseases (Ga-Ds, n = 602, 379 males, median age = 72 years). The GS decline in males and females was defined as p p = 0.0181), body mass index (BMI, p = 0.0002), ECOG-PS (p p p p p p p p = 0.0223), hemoglobin value (p = 0.0186), serum albumin value (p = 0.0284), the SARC-F score (p = 0.0003), and CRP value (p < 0.0001) were independent parameters. In conclusion, the GS decline in patients with Ga-Ds is closely associated with not only the primary factor (i.e., aging) but also secondary factors such as inflammatory factors and nutritional factors.

Keywords

• grip strength
• gastrointestinal disease
• aging
• malnutrition
• inflammation