Impact of malnutrition and sarcopenia on quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: A multicentre study.
Yupeng ZhangLi ZhangXuejin GaoCong DaiYuhong HuangYan WuWei ZhouQian CaoXue JingHaitao JiangYong ZhongWeiming ZhuXinying WangPublished in: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (2023)
GLIM-defined malnutrition and sarcopenia were prevalent in IBD patients and kept a high rate of co-occurrence, which was accompanied with impaired quality of life. The alteration of BC in IBD patients was characterized by muscle depletion and fat accumulation. The strong correlation between HGS and BIA-derived BC suggested its hopeful evaluation in nutritional status and sarcopenia in IBD patients.