Handgrip Strength and Vitamin D as Predictors of Liver Fibrosis and Malnutrition in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients
Table 4
Correlations between BMI, muscle mass scores (MAC, MAMC, and TSF), HGS, SGA malnutrition scores, and vitamin D deficiency with fibrosis markers in CHC patients with significant fibrosis and cirrhosis.
Variables
Significant fibrosis ()
Cirrhosis ()
F0–F1
F2–F4
F0–F3
F4
BMI
0.058
0.12
0.12
0.16
0.075
0.001
0.43
0.001
WHtR
0.075
0.412
0.145
0.124
0.168
0.001
0.815
0.001
Vitamin 25(OH)D (ng/mL)
0.315
0.01
0.512
0.01
0.365
0.001
0.618
0.001
PTH (pg/mL)
0.115
0.01
0.258
0.01
0.519
0.001
0.618
0.001
Dietary vitamin D intake (IU/d)
0.145
0.01
0.235
0.01
0.415
0.001
0.357
0.001
Dietary Ca intake (mg/d)
0.125
0.01
0.321
0.01
0.632
0.001
0.617
0.001
Diet score
0.112
0.01
0.226
0.01
0.418
0.001
0.628
0.001
SAG score
-0.365
0.01
-0.253
0.01
-0.452
0.001
-0.315
0.002
Handgrip (kg)
-0.325
0.001
0.416
0.001
-0.489
0.001
-0.257
0.001
MAC
-0.089
0.001
0.164
0.001
-0.265
0.001
-0.147
0.001
TSF
-0.032
0.01
0.187
0.01
-0.163
0.01
-0.129
0.01
MAMC
-0.096
0.001
0.265
0.001
-0.348
0.001
-0.318
0.001
PTH: parathyroid hormone; MAC: midarm circumference in cm; TSF: triceps skin fold thickness in mm; MAMC: midarm muscle circumference in mm; CHC patients: chronic hepatitis C patients; SGA: subjective global assessment. Pearson’s () coefficient and values at <0.05 are considered statistically significant.
