Characterization of body composition and definition of sarcopenia in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis: A computed tomography based study.
Jaya BenjaminVarsha ShasthryChetan Ramesh KaalLovkesh AnandAnkit BhardwajVanshja PanditAnkur AroraSasidharan RajeshViniyendra PamechaVikas JainGuresh KumarAnthony LoriaPuneet PuriYogendra Kumar JoshiShiv Kumar SarinPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2017)
Compensated ALC have increased adiposity and relatively preserved muscularity but decompensation leads to loss of both muscle and fat mass. Prevalence of sarcopenia, based on derived ethnic cut-offs was 12.8%.
Keyphrases
- body composition
- skeletal muscle
- computed tomography
- insulin resistance
- resistance training
- bone mineral density
- community dwelling
- risk factors
- adipose tissue
- positron emission tomography
- liver injury
- magnetic resonance imaging
- fatty acid
- weight gain
- dual energy
- body mass index
- drug induced
- postmenopausal women
- pet ct