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Table 2 Characteristics of participants classified according to dynapenia and obesity classifications

From: Dietary protein intake and mortality among survivors of liver cirrhosis: a prospective cohort study

 

Dynapenic obese

Nondynapenic obese

Dynapenic non-obese

Nondynapenic non-obese

Prevalence (%)

36

37

22

26

No. of deaths

19

6

10

8

Male, %

56

73

64

66

Age

56 ± 11

55 ± 9

62 ± 12

48 ± 13‡

MELD score

14 ± 6†

10 ± 3

14 ± 7†

12 ± 4

Child Pugh category

 

*

  

 A

42

85

60

74

 B & C

58

15

40

26

Alcohol drinker, %

22

37

12†

25

Smoker, %

31

56

28

43

Subjective global assessment

  

†

 

 A

28

50

11

27

 B

56

44

61

59

 C

16

6

28

14

BMI, kg/m2

29 ± 4

31 ± 4

21 ± 1†*

22 ± 2†*

Calorie intake (Kcal/day)

1763 ± 576

2539 ± 586*

1835 ± 594†

2217 ± 682*

  1. Values are means ± SDs for continuous variables and percentages for categorical variables
  2. ANOVA for quantitative variables and χ2 test for qualitative variables
  3. *P < 0.05 versus dynapenic obese
  4. †P < 0.05 versus nondynapenic obese
  5. ‡P < 0.05 versus dynapenic non-obese
  6. Obese: BMI >  = 25