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. 2021 May 21;12(2):510–518. doi: 10.1016/j.jceh.2021.05.004

Table 2.

Baseline Characteristics of Patients With Sarcopenia Undergoing Muscle Biopsy and Healthy Controls.

Cases (n = 10) Controls (n = 5) P-Value
Age (years) 41.4 ± 7.6 38.8 ± 7.5 0.54
Sex (n)
  • •

    Male

 9/10 –
  • •

    Female

 1/10 5/5
Height (cm) 166.6 ± 9.6 158.8 ± 7.8 0.12
Weight (kg) 59.7 (42.6–72.5) 55 (49.5–66) 0.85
BMI (kg/m2) 20.6 ± 4.7 22.7 ± 3.4 0.38
Hemoglobin (g/dL) 10.5 (6.9–13.5) 11.8 (11.0–12.6) 0.25
Platelet (per mm3) 96.5 (54.7–133.5) 237 (152–277.5) 0.008
Bilirubin (mg/dL) 2.2 (1.1–3.6) 0.4 (0.35–0.6) 0.003
Albumin (g/dL) 3.4 (3.0–3.9) 4.6 (4.4–4.9) 0.001
Creatinine (mg/dL) 0.8 ± 0.16 0.7 ± 0.1 0.13
Child Status (n)
  • •

    Child A

 4/10 NA
  • •

    Child B

 4/10
  • •

    Child C

 2/10
Etiology of cirrhosis (n)
  • •

    Alcohol

 6/10 NA
  • •

    Non-alcohol

 4/10
SMI (cm2/m2)
  • •

    Male

 32.8 ± 3.0 –
  • •

    Female

 29.1a 35.9 ± 3.6

All values are expressed as mean ± SD, median (IQR) or percentage, as appropriate.

BMI, body mass index; SMI, skeletal muscle index; NA, not applicable; IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation. Bold values indicate P < 0.05.

a

Only one cirrhotic female underwent muscle biopsy.