Nutritional Status Assessment in Cirrhotic Patients after Protein Supplementation

Table 3

Nutritional parameters in patients with cirrhosis at baseline and after vegetable protein supplementation^†.

Variables	Baseline	4th week	8th week
Body weight (kg)	54.7 ± 1.9	55.4 ± 1.8	56.1 ± 1.8*
Body mass index (kg/m^2)	21.4 ± 0.6	21.6 ± 0.7	21.9 ± 0.7*
Lean muscle mass (kg)	41.2 ± 3.3	41.7 ± 2.9	42.4 ± 2.7*
Fat mass (kg)	13.6 ± 0.9	13.5 ± 1.7	13.5 ± 1.4
Total body water (kg)	30.1 ± 2.2	30.5 ± 2.1	30.8 ± 1.9
Triceps skinfold thickness (mm)	10.9 ± 4.2	11.3 ± 3.5	11.4 ± 3.8
Albumin (g/dL)	3.8 ± 0.3	3.9 ± 0.2	3.9 ± 0.2
Prealbumin (g/dL)	1.4 ± 0.3	1.5 ± 0.3	1.5 ± 0.3
Subjective global assessment—n (%)
A	10 (45.5%)	16 (72.7%)**	18 (81.8%)**
B	11 (50.0%)	5 (22.7%)**	4 (18.1%)**
C	1 (4.5%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0%)

^†Data are presented as mean ± SD.
^*P < 0.05.
^**P < 0.01.