Table 3.
Laboratory parameters, weight values, and Child and MELD scores in patients before and after nutritional support with both oral supplements for patients with Child A cirrhosis and Child B cirrhosis, separately.
| Child A | Child B | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before therapy | After therapy | P | Before therapy | After therapy | P | |
| Weight | 83.85 ± 14.21 | 83.54 ± 14.54 | 0.746 | 75.09 ± 32.40 | 76.84 ± 33.05 | 0.052 |
| BMI | 30.19 ± 14.54 | 30.08 ± 5.06 | 0.753 | 27.71 ± 13.99 | 28.33 ± 14.15 | 0.056 |
| Hb (g/dL) | 14.22 ± 1.02 | 13.99 ± 1.88 | 0.659 | 11.68 ± 3.02 | 12.25 ± 2.59 | 0.167 |
| PLT | 126615 ± 68870 | 112307 ± 66637 | 0.190 | 87181 ± 47767 | 80545 ± 33610 | 0.258 |
| INR | 1.12 ± 0.12 | 1.08 ± 0.12 | 0.081 | 1.46 ± 0.20 | 1.30 ± 0.21 | 0.037 |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 4.00 ± 0.32 | 4.07 ± 0.52 | 0.501 | 3.08 ± 0.25 | 3.44 ± 0.51 | 0.020 |
| T bilirubin (mg/dL) | 1.02 ± 0.49 | 1.07 ± 0.66 | 0.564 | 1.79 ± 0.53 | 1.79 ± 0.76 | 0.981 |
| AST (U/L) | 46.77 ± 19.66 | 43.54 ± 16.12 | 0.444 | 73.54 ± 40.19 | 61.73 ± 34.34 | 0.432 |
| ALT (U/L) | 47.46 ± 26.38 | 39.77 ± 16.93 | 0.266 | 55.18 ± 42.08 | 49.82 ± 38.05 | 0.606 |
| Prealbumin (mg/L) | 140.45 ± 26.29 | 145.35 ± 47.95 | 0.628 | 77.54 ± 30.32 | 95.35 ± 25.69 | 0.068 |
| Child Score | 5.23 ± 0.44 | 5.31 ± 0.48 | 0.337 | 7.64 ± 0.92 | 7.18 ± 1.08 | 0.138 |
| MELD score | 7.92 ± 1.98 | 8.00 ± 2.38 | 0.829 | 12.82 ± 2.32 | 11.28 ± 2.41 | 0.033 |
BMI: Body mass index, Hb: hemoglobin, PLT: platelets, AST: aspartate aminotransferase, ALT: alanine aminotransferase, 25 OH vit D: 25-hydroxyvitamin D.