Table 5.

Correlation of model for end stage liver disease score and body composition parameters

	Males (τb)	P value	Females (τb)	P value
APLM	0.071	0.056	0.15	0.01a
Upper limb LM	-0.14	< 0.001a	-0.077	0.20
Lower limb LM	0.12	< 0.001a	0.18	0.0024a
Total LM	0.22	< 0.001a	0.18	0.0036a
Fat mass	-0.04	0.27	-0.097	0.11

^a P value < 0.05.

APLM: Appendicular lean mass; LM: Lean mass.