Extracellular Water to Total Body Water Ratio in Viral Liver Diseases: A Study Using Bioimpedance Analysis

Aims: To investigate the relationship between extracellular water to total body water ratio (ECW/TBW) in bioimpedance analysis (BIA) and clinical parameters in hepatitis viruses related to liver diseases. Methods: ECW/TBW was compared in patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV, n = 85) and hepatitis C...

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Main Authors: Hiroki Nishikawa, Kazunori Yoh, Hirayuki Enomoto, Noriko Ishii, Yoshinori Iwata, Chikage Nakano, Ryo Takata, Takashi Nishimura, Nobuhiro Aizawa, Yoshiyuki Sakai, Naoto Ikeda, Kunihiro Hasegawa, Tomoyuki Takashima, Hiroko Iijima, Shuhei Nishiguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Nutrients
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/10/8/1072