Grip strength in end stage renal disease.
The grip strength of 110 patients with end stage renal disease was measured. Their grip strength tended to be low compared with published norms. Significant correlations were found between the patients' grip strength and their gender, height, weight, and diabetic status. A regression equation including gender, height, and diabetic status as independent variables explained more than 40% of the variance in patients' grip strength.
Bohannon
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School of Allied Health Professions, University of Connecticut, Storrs 06269-2101.
Smith
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Barnhard
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D018737:Hand Strength / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors