Agreement between maximum and mean handgrip strength measurements in cancer patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

Handgrip strength (HGS) can be used to identify probable sarcopenia, by measuring maximum strength and/or through the average of three measurements. This study analyzed the agreement between maximum and mean HGS measurements in identifying probable sarcopenia in cancer patients.

Methods

Adult individuals of both sexes diagnosed with malignant neoplasm were evaluated. HGS (kg/f) was measured in both hands and nutritional status defined by the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA). Bland-Altman, Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC), and Cronbach's Alpha tests were applied to assess the agreement between measurements.

Results

One hundred forty-one patients aged 60.0 ± 14.2 years were evaluated. There was a predominance of elderly

SUBMITTER: de Almeida Marques R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9249184 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature