<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<front>
<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0120-9957</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista colombiana de Gastroenterología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. colomb. Gastroenterol.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0120-9957</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Colombiana de Gastroenterología  ]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S0120-99572022000400410</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22516/25007440.936</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Factors associated with muscle mass and strength in patients with liver cirrhosis: A cross-sectional study]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Factores asociados a la masa y la fuerza muscular en pacientes con cirrosis hepática: un estudio transversal]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vélez-Aguirre]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan David]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Yepes-Barreto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ismael de Jesús]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Cartagena  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cartagena ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Clinical Research Center Gastropack  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cartagena ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>37</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>410</fpage>
<lpage>418</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0120-99572022000400410&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0120-99572022000400410&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0120-99572022000400410&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction: Sarcopenia is a frequent complication of cirrhosis and has been related to the progression of liver failure and increased complications, including mortality. This study aimed to determine the factors associated with muscle mass and strength in cirrhotic patients.  Materials and methods: Cross-sectional, descriptive, analytical study. All adults who attended outpatient hepatology assessment with a diagnosis of liver cirrhosis were included. They underwent a nutritional examination that included anthropometric measurements, bioimpedanciometry, grip strength, and the Royal Free Hospital-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool (RFH-NPT) screening scale. A linear or logistic regression analysis was performed as appropriate.  Results: 40 patients were included. The frequency of malnutrition was 17.5%, according to grip strength. The main determinants of muscle mass in the multivariate linear analysis were age, total body protein value, and total body water. Grip strength was also a significant predictor in univariate linear regression. Variables related to decreased muscle strength were the Child-Pugh score, history of ascites and hepatic encephalopathy, consumption of ammonium-lowering therapies, RFH-NPT score, and fat-free mass.  Conclusions: The skeletal muscle mass of the cirrhotic patient was associated with age, changes in body composition, and grip strength. The muscle strength determinants were the disease&#8217;s stage, the consumption of ammonium-lowering therapies, and the score on the RFH-NPT scale.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción:  la sarcopenia es una complicación frecuente de cirrosis y se ha relacionado con progresión de insuficiencia hepática y aumento de las complicaciones, incluida la mortalidad. El objetivo del presente estudió fue determinar los factores asociados a la masa y la fuerza muscular en pacientes cirróticos.  Métodos:  estudio de corte transversal, descriptivo y analítico. Se incluyó a todos los adultos que acudieron a valoración ambulatoria por hepatología con diagnóstico de cirrosis hepática. A todos se les realizó una valoración nutricional que incluyó mediciones antropométricas, bioimpedanciometría, fuerza de agarre y la escala de tamización Royal Free Hospital-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool (RFH-NPT). Se realizó un análisis de regresión lineal o logística, según correspondiera.  Resultados:  se incluyó a 40 pacientes. La frecuencia de malnutrición fue de 17,5% de acuerdo con la fuerza de agarre. Los principales determinantes de la masa muscular en el análisis lineal multivariable fueron la edad, el valor de proteína corporal total y el agua corporal total. La fuerza de agarre también fue un predictor significativo en la regresión lineal univariable. Las variables relacionadas con fuerza muscular disminuida fueron el puntaje Child-Pugh, la historia de ascitis y de encefalopatía hepática, el consumo de terapias de disminución de amonio, la puntuación en la escala RFH-NPT y la masa libre de grasa.  Conclusiones:  la masa muscular esquelética del paciente cirrótico se asoció con la edad, cambios en la composición corporal y la fuerza de agarre. Los determinantes de la fuerza muscular fueron el estadio de la enfermedad, el consumo de terapias de disminución de amonio y la puntuación en la escala RFH-NPT.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Sarcopenia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[hepatic cirrhosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[nutritional assessment]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[muscular strength]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Sarcopenia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[cirrosis hepática]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[evaluación nutricional]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[fuerza muscular]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
</article-meta>
</front><back>
<ref-list>
<ref id="B1">
<label>1</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<collab>EASL</collab>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Clinical Practice Guidelines on nutrition in chronic liver disease]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[J Hepatol]]></source>
<year>2019</year>
<volume>70</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<issue>1</issue>
<page-range>172-93</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B2">
<label>2</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Alvares-da-Silva]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[MR]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Reverbel da Silveira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[T]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Comparison between handgrip strength, subjective global assessment, and prognostic nutritional index in assessing malnutrition and predicting clinical outcome in cirrhotic outpatients]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></source>
<year>2005</year>
<volume>21</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>113-7</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B3">
<label>3</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[de Franchis]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Expanding consensus in portal hypertension: Report of the Baveno VI Consensus Workshop: Stratifying risk and individualizing care for portal hypertension]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[J Hepatol]]></source>
<year>2015</year>
<volume>63</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<issue>3</issue>
<page-range>743-52</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B4">
<label>4</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Marrero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[JA]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Kulik]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[LM]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sirlin]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[CB]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Zhu]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[AX]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Finn]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[RS]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Abecassis]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[MM]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Diagnosis, Staging, and Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: 2018 Practice Guidance by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Hepatology]]></source>
<year>2018</year>
<volume>68</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>723-50</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B5">
<label>5</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Calès]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Zabotto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[B]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Meskens]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Caucanas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[JP]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vinel]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[JP]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Desmorat]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[H]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Gastroesophageal endoscopic features in cirrhosis. Observer variability, interassociations, and relationship to hepatic dysfunction]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Gastroenterology]]></source>
<year>1990</year>
<volume>98</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<issue>1</issue>
<page-range>156-62</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B6">
<label>6</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Chalasani]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[N]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Younossi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Z]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lavine]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[JE]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Charlton]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cusi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[K]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rinella]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[The diagnosis and management of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Practice guidance from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Hepatology]]></source>
<year>2018</year>
<volume>67</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<issue>1</issue>
<page-range>328-57</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B7">
<label>7</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ghany]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[MG]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Morgan]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[TR]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Hepatitis C Guidance 2019 Update: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases-Infectious Diseases Society of America Recommendations for Testing, Managing, and Treating Hepatitis C Virus Infection]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Hepatology]]></source>
<year>2020</year>
<volume>71</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>686-721</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B8">
<label>8</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Terrault]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[NA]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lok]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[ASF]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[McMahon]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[BJ]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Chang]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[K-M]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hwang]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[JP]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Jonas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[MM]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Update on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic hepatitis B: AASLD 2018 hepatitis B guidance]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Hepatology]]></source>
<year>2018</year>
<volume>67</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<issue>4</issue>
<page-range>1560-99</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B9">
<label>9</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mack]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[CL]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Adams]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[D]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Assis]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[DN]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Kerkar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[N]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Manns]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[MP]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mayo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[MJ]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Diagnosis and Management of Autoimmune Hepatitis in Adults and Children: 2019 Practice Guidance and Guidelines From the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Hepatology]]></source>
<year>2020</year>
<volume>72</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>671-722</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B10">
<label>10</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Crabb]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[DW]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Im]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[GY]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Szabo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[G]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mellinger]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[JL]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lucey]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[MR]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Diagnosis and Treatment of Alcohol-Associated Liver Diseases: 2019 Practice Guidance From the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Hepatology]]></source>
<year>2020</year>
<volume>71</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<issue>1</issue>
<page-range>306-33</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B11">
<label>11</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lindor]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[KD]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bowlus]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[CL]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Boyer]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Levy]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mayo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Primary Biliary Cholangitis: 2018 Practice Guidance from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Hepatology]]></source>
<year>2019</year>
<volume>69</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<issue>1</issue>
<page-range>394-419</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B12">
<label>12</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Chapman]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fevery]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Kalloo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Nagorney]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[DM]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Boberg]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[KM]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Shneider]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[B]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Diagnosis and management of primary sclerosing cholangitis]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Hepatology]]></source>
<year>2010</year>
<volume>51</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>660-78</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B13">
<label>13</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Campillo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[B]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Richardet]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J-P]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bories]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P-N]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Validation of body mass index for the diagnosis of malnutrition in patients with liver cirrhosis]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Gastroenterol Clin Biol]]></source>
<year>2006</year>
<volume>30</volume>
<numero>10</numero>
<issue>10</issue>
<page-range>1137-43</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B14">
<label>14</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tandon]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Low]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[G]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mourtzakis]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Zenith]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Myers]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[RP]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Abraldes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[JG]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[A Model to Identify Sarcopenia in Patients With Cirrhosis]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol]]></source>
<year>2016</year>
<volume>14</volume>
<numero>10</numero>
<issue>10</issue>
<page-range>1473-1480.e3</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B15">
<label>15</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bishop]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[CW]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bowen]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[PE]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ritchey]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[SJ]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Norms for nutritional assessment of American adults by upper arm anthropometry]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Am J Clin Nutr]]></source>
<year>1981</year>
<volume>34</volume>
<numero>11</numero>
<issue>11</issue>
<page-range>2530-9</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B16">
<label>16</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Campillo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[B]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Paillaud]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Uzan]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[I]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Merlier]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[I]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Abdellaoui]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Perennec]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Value of body mass index in the detection of severe malnutrition: influence of the pathology and changes in anthropometric parameters]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Clin Nutr]]></source>
<year>2004</year>
<volume>23</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<issue>4</issue>
<page-range>551-9</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B17">
<label>17</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Budziareck]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[MB]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pureza Duarte]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[RR]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Barbosa-Silva]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[MCG]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Reference values and determinants for handgrip strength in healthy subjects]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Clin Nutr]]></source>
<year>2008</year>
<volume>27</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<issue>3</issue>
<page-range>357-62</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B18">
<label>18</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sung]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[JH]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Uojima]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[H]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hidaka]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[H]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tanaka]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Y]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Wada]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[N]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Kubota]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[K]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Risk factors for loss of skeletal muscle mass in patients with cirrhosis]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Hepatol Res]]></source>
<year>2019</year>
<volume>49</volume>
<numero>5</numero>
<issue>5</issue>
<page-range>550-8</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B19">
<label>19</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ito]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[K]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Murotani]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[K]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Nakade]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Y]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Inoue]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[T]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Nakao]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[H]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sumida]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Y]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Serum Wisteria floribunda agglutinin-positive Mac-2-binding protein levels and liver fibrosis: A meta-analysis]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[J Gastroenterol Hepatol]]></source>
<year>2017</year>
<volume>32</volume>
<numero>12</numero>
<issue>12</issue>
<page-range>1922-30</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B20">
<label>20</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hiraoka]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Michitaka]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[K]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Izumoto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[H]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ueki]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[H]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Kitahata]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aibiki]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[T]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Relative changes in handgrip strength and skeletal muscle volume in patients with chronic liver disease over a 2-year observation period]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Hepatol Res]]></source>
<year>2018</year>
<volume>48</volume>
<numero>7</numero>
<issue>7</issue>
<page-range>502-8</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B21">
<label>21</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lorenzo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[I]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Serra-Prat]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Yébenes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[JC]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[The Role of Water Homeostasis in Muscle Function and Frailty: A Review]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Nutrients]]></source>
<year>2019</year>
<volume>11</volume>
<numero>8</numero>
<issue>8</issue>
<page-range>1857</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B22">
<label>22</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[D&#8217;Amico]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[G]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Garcia-Tsao]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[G]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pagliaro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Natural history and prognostic indicators of survival in cirrhosis: a systematic review of 118 studies]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[J Hepatol]]></source>
<year>2006</year>
<volume>44</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<issue>1</issue>
<page-range>217-31</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B23">
<label>23</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rejeev]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Devapriya]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Nagaraja]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[BS]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Kiran]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Chaitra]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[KR]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Handgrip strength is a better tool for assessing early malnutrition than subjective global assessment in liver cirrhosis]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Int J Heal Clin Res]]></source>
<year>2021</year>
<volume>4</volume>
<numero>13</numero>
<issue>13</issue>
<page-range>354-7</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B24">
<label>24</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Daphnee]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[DK]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[John]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vaidya]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Khakhar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bhuvaneshwari]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramamurthy]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Hand grip strength: A reliable, reproducible, cost-effective tool to assess the nutritional status and outcomes of cirrhotics awaiting liver transplant]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Clin Nutr ESPEN]]></source>
<year>2017</year>
<volume>19</volume>
<page-range>49-53</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B25">
<label>25</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Nishikawa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[H]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Yoh]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[K]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Enomoto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[H]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ikeda]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[N]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Takashima]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[T]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aizawa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[N]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Predictors for Grip Strength Loss in Patients With Chronic Liver Diseases]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[In Vivo]]></source>
<year>2021</year>
<volume>35</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<issue>1</issue>
<page-range>363-71</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B26">
<label>26</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vilstrup]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[H]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Amodio]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bajaj]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cordoba]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ferenci]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mullen]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[KD]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Hepatic encephalopathy in chronic liver disease: 2014 Practice Guideline by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the European Association for the Study of the Liver]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Hepatology]]></source>
<year>2014</year>
<volume>60</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>715-35</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B27">
<label>27</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Borhofen]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[SM]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gerner]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lehmann]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fimmers]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Görtzen]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hey]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[B]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[The Royal Free Hospital-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool Is an Independent Predictor of Deterioration of Liver Function and Survival in Cirrhosis]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Dig Dis Sci]]></source>
<year>2016</year>
<volume>61</volume>
<numero>6</numero>
<issue>6</issue>
<page-range>1735-43</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B28">
<label>28</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rivera Irigoin]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Abilés]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Soporte nutricional en el paciente con cirrosis hepática]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Gastroenterol Hepatol]]></source>
<year>2012</year>
<volume>35</volume>
<numero>8</numero>
<issue>8</issue>
<page-range>594-601</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
</ref-list>
</back>
</article>
