Lower handgrip strength at hospital admission was associated with a longer time in the hospital, in patients of both sexes, in medical and surgical wards. Although this association was explained in part by age, height, education level, cognitive status, and disease severity, its direction remained unchanged regardless of the aforementioned factors.
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