Handgrip strength as a predictor of adverse events in hospitalized older adults: A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate whether dynapenia at hospital admission predicts adverse events in older adults hospitalized for medical conditions.

Design

Prospective observational cohort study.

Setting

Hospital Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.

Participants

120 patients aged ≥60 years admitted for medical reasons between July and December 2024.

Measurements

Handgrip strength was assessed within 48 h of admission using a JAMAR® dynamometer. Dynapenia was defined as <12 kg in men and <8 kg in women (sex-specific 25th percentile). Participants were followed for 30 days to identify adverse events, including mortality, delirium, readmission, healthcare-associated infections, pressure ulcers, and falls. Cox regression models estimated hazard ratios (HR).

Results

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SUBMITTER: Sante Farfan G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12757619 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature