Handgrip strength predicts survival and is associated with markers of clinical and functional outcomes in advanced cancer patients

Sexual dimorphism modulates the impact of cancer cachexia on lower limb muscle mass and function

(2012) Nathan A. Stephens et al.   CLINICAL NUTRITION

Lack of Muscle Contractile Property Changes at the Time of Perceived Physical Exhaustion Suggests Central Mechanisms Contributing to Early Motor Task Failure in Patients With Cancer-Related Fatigue

(2012) Katarzyna Kisiel-Sajewicz et al.   JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT

Poor muscle quality as a predictor of high mortality independent of diabetes in hemodialysis patients

(2011) Maki Yoda et al.   BIOMEDICINE & PHARMACOTHERAPY

Definition and classification of cancer cachexia: an international consensus

(2011) Kenneth Fearon et al.   LANCET ONCOLOGY

Handgrip strength is an independent predictor of renal outcomes in patients with chronic kidney diseases

(2011) Yu-Tzu Chang et al.   NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION

Handgrip strength and its dialysis determinants in hemodialysis patients

(2011) Viviane O. Leal et al.   NUTRITION

Patterns of muscle strength loss with age in the general population and patients with a chronic inflammatory state

(2010) Karel G.M. Beenakker et al.   AGEING RESEARCH REVIEWS

Determinants of hand grip strength, knee extension strength and functional status in cancer patients

(2010) Kristina Norman et al.   CLINICAL NUTRITION

Nutritional status of preoperative colorectal cancer patients

(2010) S. T. Burden et al.   JOURNAL OF HUMAN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS

Handgrip Strength as a Simple Indicator of Possible Malnutrition and Inflammation in Men and Women on Maintenance Hemodialysis

(2010) Luciana Ferreira Silva et al.   JOURNAL OF RENAL NUTRITION

Heterogeneity in Rate of Decline in Grip, Hip, and Knee Strength and the Risk of All-Cause Mortality: The Women's Health and Aging Study II

(2010) Qian-Li Xue et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY

Cancer-related fatigue: the impact of skeletal muscle mass and strength in patients with advanced cancer

(2010) Robert D. Kilgour et al.   Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle

Validation of handgrip strength and endurance as a measure of physical function and quality of life in healthy subjects and patients

(2009) Lene H. Jakobsen et al.   NUTRITION

Morphology, metabolism, microcirculation, and strength of skeletal muscles in cancer-related cachexia

(2008) Marc-André Weber et al.   ACTA ONCOLOGICA

Precision and reliability of strength (Jamar vs. Biodex handgrip) and body composition (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry vs. bioimpedance analysis) measurements in advanced cancer patients

(2008) Barbara Trutschnigg et al.   Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism

Cachexia: A new definition

(2008) William J. Evans et al.   CLINICAL NUTRITION

Prevalence and clinical implications of sarcopenic obesity in patients with solid tumours of the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts: a population-based study

(2008) Carla MM Prado et al.   LANCET ONCOLOGY

Malnutrition and impaired muscle strength in patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in remission

(2008) Luzia Valentini et al.   NUTRITION

Three month intervention with protein and energy rich supplements improve muscle function and quality of life in malnourished patients with non-neoplastic gastrointestinal disease—A randomized controlled trial

(2007) Kristina Norman et al.   CLINICAL NUTRITION