Variation in skeletal muscle mass among patients with cirrhosis of different self‐identified race/ethnicity

Skeletal muscle index (SMI) remains a strong predictor of mortality in cirrhosis patients. However, the extent to which SMI varies by race/ethnicity has not been fully evaluated. Among 317 patients, 55% identified themselves as non‐Hispanic White (NHW), 26% Hispanic White (HW), 13% Asian, and 6% Bla...

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Autores principales: Ha, Nghiem B, Fan, Bo, Seetharaman, Srilakshmi, Kent, Dorothea S, Yao, Frederick, Shui, Amy M, Huang, Chiung‐Yu, Wadhwani, Sharad I., Lai, Jennifer C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd 2023
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Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10615169/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37908292
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12976
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Sumario:Skeletal muscle index (SMI) remains a strong predictor of mortality in cirrhosis patients. However, the extent to which SMI varies by race/ethnicity has not been fully evaluated. Among 317 patients, 55% identified themselves as non‐Hispanic White (NHW), 26% Hispanic White (HW), 13% Asian, and 6% Black. There was significant variation in SMI by race/ethnicity; median SMI was lowest in Asian and highest in Black patients. There were significant differences of sarcopenia by race/ethnicity using established SMI cutpoints: 48% NHW, 33% HW, 67% Asian, and 37% Black (P = 0.003). Using these cutpoints, SMI was significantly associated with waitlist mortality only in NHW patients but not in other racial/ethnic groups.[Image: see text]

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