Description

Hiraoka et al reported risk factors for falls in patients with chronic liver disease. The authors are from Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital and Ehime University in Japan.


Patient selection: chronic liver disease (chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis), community-living

 

Malnutrition, sarcopenia, and frailty can be issues for a patient with chronic liver disease, resulting in reduced handgrip strength.

 

Risk factors for falls:

(1) age > 69 years

(2) low handgrip strength (presence of handgrip strength decline)

(3) past history of falling

 

Sex

Low Handgrip Strength

male

< 26 kg

female

< 18 kg

 


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