Handgrip strength at baseline and mortality risk in a cohort of women and men on hemodialysis: a 4-year study.

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the association between handgrip strength (HGS) and the risk of all-cause mortality in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients and its relationship with nutritional status. This study also investigated whether the association between HGS and mortality is similar in female and male patients.

Design And Methods: This was a cohort study using data from the Prospective Study of the Prognosis of Chronic Hemodialysis Patients (PROHEMO) with a median follow-up of 33.