title: Response to the letter "Handgrip strength may not accurately reflect the overall nutritional status of patients".
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, UNESP Univ Estadual Paulista, Brazil.
authors.forename: Barbara Perez
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Vogt
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, UNESP Univ Estadual Paulista, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mariana Clementoni Costa
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Borges
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, UNESP Univ Estadual Paulista, Brazil.
authors.forename: Cassiana Regina de
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Góes
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, UNESP Univ Estadual Paulista, Brazil. Electronic address: jteixeir@fmb.unesp.br.
authors.forename: Jacqueline Costa Teixeira
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Caramori
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D018737:Hand Strength; D006801:Humans; D009752:Nutritional Status; D012737:Sex Factors