Table 3.

correlation between ASM and anthropometric and laboratory parameters in cirrhotic and non- cirrhotic patients. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; MNA, mini nutrional assessment, GPT, glutamine-pyruvate transaminase; LDL, low-density lipoprotein

	Cirrhosis		Non Cirrhosis
	r	p	r	p
Height (cm)	0,83	< 0.001	0,68	< 0.001
Weight (kg)	0,55	< 0.001	0,73	< 0.001
BMI (kg/m2)	0,02	0.86	0,47	< 0.001
Mid-arm circumference (cm)	0,12	0.38	0,39	< 0.001
Calf circumference (cm)	0,46	< 0.001	0,62	< 0.001
Handgrip (kg)	0,53	< 0.001	0,61	< 0.001
MNA (point)	0,21	0.13	0,41	< 0.005
GPT (U/L)	-0,27	< 0,04	0,11	0.37
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	-0,06	0.64	-0,39	< 0.001
Cholesterol LDL (mg/dl)	-0,03	0.83	-0,43	< 0.001