Handgrip Strength and Vitamin D as Predictors of Liver Fibrosis and Malnutrition in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients

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Serum vitamin 25(OH)D and PTH levels, vitamin D deficiency score, related vitamin D intake, and physical activity (PA) scores for healthy controls and CHC patients with different nutritional assessment scores; SGA scores (a–c). (a) Significant difference in serum vitamin 25(OH)D and PTH levels in CHC patients with A (), B (), and C () nutritional SGA scores compared to healthy controls. (b) Severity of vitamin 25(OH) deficiency among control and CHC patients. CHC patients showed higher ratios of vitamin 25(OH)D insufficiency and deficiency () compared to control subjects. (c) Lower vitamin D intake was significantly reported in CHC patients with both insufficiency and deficiency in vitamin 25(OH)D levels (). (d) PA scores, TE (kcal/d), and MVPA (%) were significantly reduced in CHC patients with A (), B (), and C () nutritional SGA scores compared to healthy controls. PTH: parathyroid hormone; MVPA: moderate to vigorous physical activity; PA: physical activity; SGA: subjective global assessment; A: well nourished; B: moderately malnourished; C: severely malnourished; TE: total energy (kcal/d).

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