Handgrip strength and risk of malnutrition are associated with an increased risk of hospitalizations in inflammatory bowel disease patients

Handgrip strength and risk of malnutrition are associated with an increased risk of hospitalizations in inflammatory bowel disease patients

Background: In patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), frailty is independently associated with mortality and morbidity. Objectives: This study aimed to extend this work to determine the association between the clinical frailty scale (CFS), handgrip strength (HGS), and malnutrition with IBD-...

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Main Authors: Katherine Bedard, Lorian Taylor, Naheed Rajabali, Karen Kroeker, Brendan Halloran, Guanmin Meng, Maitreyi Raman, Puneeta Tandon, Juan G. Abraldes, Farhad Peerani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2023-08-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/17562848231194395

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https://doi.org/10.1177/17562848231194395

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