ComparaþÒo da forþa do aperto de mÒo com parÔmetros antropométricos e subjetivos na avaliaþÒo nutricional de hepatopatas / [Comparison of strength of the handshake with anthropometric and subjective parameters at the patients’ nutritional assessment with liver diseas].

RESUMO

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to assess the nutritional status of patients with chronic liver disease by evaluating the strength of grip of non-dominant hand (SGNDH), correlating it with other methods and analyzing their contribution to this assessment. METHODS: This study was conducted with patients having chronic chronic disease at the outpatient hepatology service of the Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira--IMIP, Recife-PE, from February to October 2010. Clinical and demographic variables were collected. The evaluation was performed according to anthropometric, subjective and functional parameters. RESULTS: There were evaluated 49 individuals and 65.3

ABSTRACT

of them were men. The mean age was 51.3 years and individuals over 60 year predominated. The patients presented non-alcoholic liver disease in 61.2