Table 2.
Correlation of PMI with biochemical parameters before liver transplantation.
| Mean | SD | r | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leukocytes (n/mm3) | 10,986 | 6,226 | −0.326 | 0.085 |
| Platelets (n/mm3) | 181,070 | 71,602 | 0.126 | 0.518 |
| INR | 1.28 | 0.22 | −0.065 | 0.737 |
| Fibrinogen (mg/dl) | 285.24 | 111.26 | 0.272 | 0.154 |
| ALT (IU/L) | 188 | 145 | 0.167 | 0.386 |
| GGT (IU/L) | 707 | 554 | 0.289 | 0.136 |
| Direct bilirubin (mg/dl) | 10.37 | 5.45 | −0.336 | 0.087 |
| Alkaline phosphatase (IU/L) | 858.4 | 349.3 | 0.093 | 0.329 |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) | 0.20 | 0.04 | 0.008 | 0.967 |
| Total proteins (g/dl) | 5.76 | 0.64 | −0.080 | 0.687 |
| Cholinesterase (IU/L) | 4,023 | 1,691 | 0.539 | 0.030 |
| Albumin (g/dl) | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.390 | 0.036 |
| Pre-albumin (mg/dl) | 9.5 | 3.2 | 0.478 | 0.012 |
| Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 292.7 | 210.6 | 0.182 | 0.383 |
| Vitamin E/Cholesterol | 2.4 | 1.8 | −0.031 | 0.877 |
| 25-OH-vitamin D (µg/dl) | 31.42 | 27.17 | −0.024 | 0.078 |
PMI, psoas muscle index; INR, international normalized ratio; ALT, alanine amino-transpherase; GGT, gamma glutamyl transpeptidase.