Dissecting the Contributing Role of Divergent Adipose Tissue to Multidimensional Frailty in Cirrhosis.

Lihong MaoChaoqun LiXiaoyu WangMingyu SunYifan LiZihan YuBinxin CuiGaoyue GuoWanting YangYangyang HuiXiaofei FanJie ZhangKui JiangChao Sun

Published in: Journal of clinical and translational hepatology (2022)

In the context of decompensated cirrhosis, low SATI and concomitant TATI were associated with higher risk of being frail. These findings highlight the importance to further apply tissue-specific tools of body composition in place of crude metric like BMI.

Keyphrases

body composition
adipose tissue
resistance training
bone mineral density
heart failure
community dwelling
body mass index
insulin resistance
high fat diet
weight gain
liver failure
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
hepatitis b virus
postmenopausal women