Subjective Global Assessment and Handgrip Strength as Predictive Factors in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis

Table 2

Nutritional assessment values in different Child-Pugh classes.

	Child-Pugh A	Child-Pugh B	Child-Pugh C	value
Patients	23	46	31
Age, years
Mean ± SD	60.7 ± 9.2	58.3 ± 10.5	56.2 ± 12.3	0.527
Sex ratio
Males/females	16/7	34/12	22/9	0.920
SGA
A/B/C	15/8/0	17/17/12	2/22/7	<10^−3
BMI (kg/m^2)
Mean ± SD	27.9 ± 5.2	26.4 ± 5.3	27.9 ± 5.9	0.522
TSF (mm)
Mean ± SD	12.5 ± 9.1	10.3 ± 7.1	11 ± 7.1	0.646
MAC (cm)
Mean ± SD	28.5 ± 5.1	25.8 ± 4.5	26.5 ± 4.8	0.175
MAMC (cm)
Mean ± SD	28.1 ± 4.8	25.4 ± 4.3	26.1 ± 4.7	0.170
HGS (kg)
Mean ± SD	35.6 ± 12.4	29.3 ± 10.1	25.3 ± 7.8	0.007