Mid-arm muscle circumference cutoff points in patients with cirrhosis: Low muscle mass related to malnutrition predicts mortality.

Camila SaueressigBruna Cherubini AlvesVivian Cristine LuftLucilene Rezende AnastácioBárbara Chaves SantosLívia Garcia FerreiraAna Luísa Ferreira FonsecaRosângela Passos de JesusLucivalda Pereira Magalhães de OliveiraRamona Souza da Silva Baqueiro BoulhosaAndré Castro LyraFernando Gomes RomeiroDan Linetzky WaitzbergGiliane BelarminoValesca Dall'Alba

Published in: Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (2024)

Low MAMC classified according to the new cutoff points predicts mortality risk in patients with cirrhosis and could be used in clinical practice.

Keyphrases

clinical practice
body mass index
cardiovascular events
risk factors
type diabetes