Sarcopenia and Liver cirrhosis-comparison of the European working group on sarcopenia criteria 2010 and 2019

Autor(en)
Julia Traub, Ina Bergheim, Martin Eibisberger, Vanessa Stadlbauer
Abstrakt

The European Working group on Sarcopenia in Older People recently updated the diagnostic criteria for sarcopenia. It is yet unclear how these modified criteria influence the rate of diagnosis in high risk populations, such as liver cirrhosis. We therefore assessed if the new diagnostic criteria for sarcopenia impacts on sarcopenia prevalence in liver cirrhosis. Within two years 114 cirrhotic patients were prospectively enrolled in the study. Sarcopenia was determined by muscle strength (handgrip strength), muscle mass (lumbal muscle index) and muscle performance (gait speed). Using the 2019 definition, the rate of pre-sarcopenia was significantly lower (30.7% versus 3.5%) due to the different starting points (2010 muscle mass, 2019 muscle strength) and cut-off values (muscle strength). The change in diagnostic criteria for sarcopenia drastically influences the rate of pre-sarcopenia diagnosis in cirrhotics. To evaluate, which diagnostic criteria should be chosen to diagnose sarcopenia in liver cirrhosis patients, prospective studies are needed.

Organisation(en)
Department für Ernährungswissenschaften
Externe Organisation(en)
Medizinische Universität Graz, Landeskrankenhaus - Universitätsklinikum Graz
Journal
Nutrients
Band
12
Anzahl der Seiten
9
ISSN
2072-6643
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12020547
Publikationsdatum
02-2020
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
303009 Ernährungswissenschaften
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics
Link zum Portal
https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/de/publications/sarcopenia-and-liver-cirrhosiscomparison-of-the-european-working-group-on-sarcopenia-criteria-2010-and-2019(b339e608-a336-4e71-a7a3-175db2cfdd5f).html