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Issue: Vol. 22 No. 3 (2026)
Section: ORIGINAL RESEARCH
DOI: 10.56283/1859-0381/1055
Date Published: 28/06/2026
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VO TAT, LE TH, DO TMH, PHAM TT. CHARACTERISTICS OF HANDGRIP STRENTH AND ITS ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE UNDERGOING PERIODIC HEMODIALYSIS AT CAN THO CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL IN 2026. Tạp chí Dinh dưỡng và Thực phẩm. 2026;22(3):58-67. doi:10.56283/1859-0381/1055

CHARACTERISTICS OF HANDGRIP STRENTH AND ITS ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE UNDERGOING PERIODIC HEMODIALYSIS AT CAN THO CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL IN 2026

Thi Anh Truc VO1, Thi Huong LE1, Thi My Huong DO2, The Thach PHAM3,
1 Hanoi Medical University, Vietnam
2 Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy
3 Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi

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Abstract

Aims: To describe the prevalence of low handgrip strength and analyze several associated factors among patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing maintenance hemodialysis.

Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted on 228 patients with chronic kidney disease receiving maintenance hemodialysis at Can Tho City General Hospital from August to December 2025. Handgrip strength was measured using a handgrip dynamometer, and low handgrip strength was defined according to the AWGS 2019 criteria. 

Results: The prevalence of low handgrip strength among patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis was 81.1%. In the multivariable regression model, low handgrip strength was significantly associated with malnutrition (OR=5.42, p=0.002), unemployment (OR=2.52, p=0.033), and increased age (OR=1.04, p=0.006).

Conclusion: Low handgrip strength is common among patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Handgrip strength measurement using a dynamometer is a simple method that should be considered for assessing muscle function in this patient population.

Keywords

handgrip strength, dynamometer, maintenance hemodialysis, muscle weakness

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