The Relationship of Obesity, Nutritional Status and Muscle Wasting in Patients Assessed for Liver Transplantation
Introduction: Obesity co-exists with malnutrition and muscle atrophy in patients with cirrhosis. Muscle wasting is a feature of sarcopenia, a known determinant of patient outcomes. This is the first description of a relationship between obesity, subjective global assessment (SGA) of nutritional stat...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-09-01
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Series: | Nutrients |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/9/2097 |