Table 1.

Characteristics of study subjects

	Liver Cirrhosis		Control
	Anthropometry		Anthropometry
	DEXA(+) (n=37)	DEXA(−) (n=29)	DEXA(+) (n=39)	DEXA(−) (n=55)
Male: Female	32: 5	26: 3	14: 25	35: 20
Mean age (yr)	50.6	53.3	50.2	54.2
BMI (kg/m2)	23.2±2.5*	22.5±3.4	23.7±2.4	22.7±2.7
Body weight (kg)	63.9±8.8*	61.6±11.8	60.4±8.6	56.1±7.7
Child-class A	13(35.1)**	12(41.4)
B	13(35.1)	11(37.9)
C	11(29.8)	6(20.7)

LC, liver cirrhosis; DEXA, dual energy x-ray absorptiometry; BMI, body mass index

^*mean±standard deviation,

^**number of patients (percent)