OBJECTIVES: Sarcopenia is characterized by the loss of skeletal muscle mass, strength and performance. The study aimed to provide cut off values of various Sarcopenia parameters [computerized tomography skeletal muscle index (SMI), handgrip strength (HGS), gait velocity and chair stand] to predict mortality in end-stage liver disease (ESLD). METHODS: The inclusion criteria were age 18-75 years, model for end-stage liver disease > 15. All patients with advanced heart, lung, kidney diseases, active malignancy were excluded from the study. Sarcopenia indices were compared between survivors and non-survivors to find cut off value for prediction of mortality in ESLD patients. RESULTS: One hundred sixty-one subjects suffering from ESLD were enrolled. The cutoff value of the SMI to identify high risk of mortality in sarcopenia patients is ≤21.2 cm2/m2, area under the curve (AUC) 0.537 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.456-0.616]. The cutoff value of the hand grip strength to identify high-risk mortality is ≤25.3 kilogram-force, AUC 0.682 (95% CI 0.604-0.753). The cutoff value of the gait velocity for the same is as ≤0.84 m/s, AUC 0.551 (95% CI 0.459-0.641). The cutoff value of the chair stand is ≥20.9 seconds, AUC 0.956 (95% CI 0.910-0.983). In the multivariate analysis, HGS, gait velocity and chair stand correlated with mortality. CONCLUSION: The current study is a comprehensive Asian study that gives the cut off values of Sarcopenia: muscle mass, strength and performance which identify high risk of mortality in ESLD patients. Muscle strength and performance correlated with mortality.

1st Faculty of Medicine Charles University Prague Czechia

Department of Gastroenterology Dayanand Medical College and Hospital Ludhiana India

Departments of Gastroenterology

Radiodiagnosis Dayanand Medical College and Hospital

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