Subjective Global Assessment and Handgrip Strength as Predictive Factors in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis
Table 1
Demographic, severity, and survival data of included patients.
Patients
Number
100
Sex ratio
Males/females
72/28
Age, mean ± SD, years
59.2 ± 10.8
Cirrhosis etiology
Alcoholic/viral/mixed/others
51/37/10/2
Ascites
Absent/mild/moderate/severe
25/16/32/27
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, cases
9
Hepatorenal syndrome, cases
6
Hemorrhage, cases
12
Encephalopathy grade
0/1/2/3/4
59/40/1/0/0
Child-Pugh score
A/B/C
23/46/31
MELD score, mean ± SD
13.7 ± 6
MELD-Na score, mean ± SD
15.4 ± 6.5
Survival at 6 months, patients (%)
78 of 97 followed up (80.4%)
1 patient with hemochromatosis and 1 patient with Budd-Chiari syndrome. Ascites from SGA points (0—absent, 1—mild, 2—moderate, 3—severe). 3 patients were lost to follow-up.