Grip strength as a predictor of disease severity in hospitalized covid-19 patients

Determining the possible risk factors for disease severity - as well as for worse prognosis - among inpatients with COVID-19 is important. It is reported that increased age and comorbidities - especially hypertension, cardiovascular disease (CVD), obesity, diabetes mellitus (DM), and chronic respiratory diseases including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and bronchial asthma - are related with higher rates of severe disease and mortality in COVID-19.1 Likewise, a recent study investigating the predictors of in-hospital mortality among older patients with COVID-19 has shown that non-survivors were more often frail with worse functional status and higher comorbidity burden.
Source: Heart and Lung - Category: Intensive Care Authors: Source Type: research