Body cell mass is a useful parameter for assessing malnutrition and severity of disease in non-ascitic cirrhotic patients with hepatocellular carcinoma or esophageal varices

  • Authors:
    • Takumi Kawaguchi
    • Eitaro Taniguchi
    • Minoru Itou
    • Ryoko Ibi
    • Teruyo Okada
    • Michiko Mutou
    • Satomi Shiraishi
    • Yuki Uchida
    • Momoka Otsuka
    • Youko Umeki
    • Tetsuharu Oriishi
    • Hitomi Hayabuchi
    • Suiko Tanaka
    • Machiko Takakura
    • Michio Sata
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  • Published online on: November 1, 2008     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm_00000060
  • Pages: 589-594
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Abstract

Body cell mass (BCM) is a nutritional parameter, however, changes in BCM in patients with non-ascitic liver cirrhosis (LC) in comparison to patients with other malnutritional diseases remains unclear. We investigated the difference in BCM between patients with LC and malnourished gastrointestinal disease controls (M.CON), and examined the relationship between BCM and the severity of LC. Results demonstrated that serum nutritional parameters were not significantly different between the LC (n=56) and M.CON groups (n=25), whereas BCM%BW was significantly lower in the LC group than in the M.CON group (50.9±4.6 vs. 54.4±7.1%, P=0.018). Furthermore, BCM%BW negatively correlated with the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score (P=0.04). In concluson, BCM showed a significant decrease and a negative correlation with the MELD score in the LC group. BCM may be a useful parameter for assessing malnutrition and severity of LC.

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Kawaguchi T, Taniguchi E, Itou M, Ibi R, Okada T, Mutou M, Shiraishi S, Uchida Y, Otsuka M, Umeki Y, Umeki Y, et al: Body cell mass is a useful parameter for assessing malnutrition and severity of disease in non-ascitic cirrhotic patients with hepatocellular carcinoma or esophageal varices. Int J Mol Med 22: 589-594, 2008.
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Kawaguchi, T., Taniguchi, E., Itou, M., Ibi, R., Okada, T., Mutou, M. ... Sata, M. (2008). Body cell mass is a useful parameter for assessing malnutrition and severity of disease in non-ascitic cirrhotic patients with hepatocellular carcinoma or esophageal varices. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 22, 589-594. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm_00000060
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Kawaguchi, T., Taniguchi, E., Itou, M., Ibi, R., Okada, T., Mutou, M., Shiraishi, S., Uchida, Y., Otsuka, M., Umeki, Y., Oriishi, T., Hayabuchi, H., Tanaka, S., Takakura, M., Sata, M."Body cell mass is a useful parameter for assessing malnutrition and severity of disease in non-ascitic cirrhotic patients with hepatocellular carcinoma or esophageal varices". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 22.5 (2008): 589-594.
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Kawaguchi, T., Taniguchi, E., Itou, M., Ibi, R., Okada, T., Mutou, M., Shiraishi, S., Uchida, Y., Otsuka, M., Umeki, Y., Oriishi, T., Hayabuchi, H., Tanaka, S., Takakura, M., Sata, M."Body cell mass is a useful parameter for assessing malnutrition and severity of disease in non-ascitic cirrhotic patients with hepatocellular carcinoma or esophageal varices". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 22, no. 5 (2008): 589-594. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm_00000060