| CLD | chronic liver disease |
| LC | liver cirrhosis |
| BIA | bioimpedance analysis |
| CT | computed tomography |
| HGS | hand grip strength |
| WS | walking speed |
| EWGSOP | European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People |
| AWGS | Asian Working Group on Sarcopenia |
| JSH | Japanese society of hepatology |
| M2BPGi | Mac-2 binding protein glycosylation isomer |
| SMI | skeletal muscle index |
| IRB | institutional review board |
| m/s | meter/second |
| ECW | extracellular water |
| TBW | total body water |
| BTR | branched-chain amino acid to tyrosine ratio |
| HR | hazard ratio |
| CI | confidence interval |
| NILS-LSA | National Institute for Longevity Sciences-Longitudinal Study of Aging |
| IWGS | International Working Group on Sarcopenia |