Table 3.
Nutritional status | Grip strength (kg) | |
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Unadjusted means | Means adjusted for age, BMI, arm muscle area and malignant vs. benign disease | |
Males | ||
No weight loss | 38.3 ± 11.3 | 36.5 ± 0.5 (35.5–37.4) |
Moderate weight loss | 34.1 ±10.4 | 33.3 ± 0.6 (32.2–34.6) |
Severe weight loss | 29.2 ± 9.5 | 29.8 ± .07 (28.5–31.2) |
Females | ||
No weight loss | 25.2 ± 7.9 | 25.4 ± 0.4 (24.6–26.2) |
Moderate weight loss | 21.1 ± 8.0 | 22.7 ± 0.6 (21.5–23.9) |
Severe weight loss | 19.2 ± 7.3 | 21.7 ± 0.8 (20.4–23.3) |