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Reduction of fat to muscle mass ratio is associated with improvement of liver stiffness in diabetic patients with non-alcoholic
Hepatology | SMI, BFM, PBF | Osaka et al. | 2019 | Japan | Journal of Clinical Medicine
Body weight reduction leads to improvement of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), but the contributions of body composition modification on its improvement have not been clarified yet. We performed a retrospective cohort study in a Japanese university hospital to clarify the effect of body fat reduction on the improvement of hepatic stiffness as well as hepatic steatosis. The skeletal muscle mass index (SMI, kg/m 2), fat to muscle mass ratio, and the change in fat to muscle mass ratio after 1 year from baseline were calculated …
Regular exercise is associated with a reduction in the risk of NAFLD and decreased liver enzymes in individuals with NAFLD inde
Hepatology | PBF | Ji-Cheol Bae | 2012 | Korea | PLoS One
Background We evaluated the association of regular physical exercise with the presence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and liver enzymes in relation to obesity and insulin resistance. Methodology/Principal Findings A cross-sectional analysis was conducted in 72,359 healthy Korean adults without diabetes who participated in a comprehensive health check-up. Subjects who have been exercising regularly (more than 3 times per week, at least for 30 minutes each time and for consecutive 3 month) were categorized into exercise …
Clinical benefit of preoperative exercise and nutritional therapy for patients undergoing hepato-pancreato-biliary surgeries fo
Hepatology | SMM, BFM | DIFFERENCES IN MUSCLE OXYGENATION BETWEEN YOUNG AND MIDDLE-AGED RECREATIONALLY ACTIVE MEN DURING HIGH-VOLUME RESISTANCE EXERCIS | 2018 | Japan | Annals of Surgical Oncology
Background The impact of prehabilitation on physical fitness and postoperative course after hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) surgeries for malignancy is unknown. The current study aimed to investigate the effect of preoperative exercise and nutritional therapies on nutritional status, physical fitness, and postoperative outcomes of patients undergoing an invasive HPB surgery for malignancy. Methods Patients who underwent open abdominal surgeries for HPB malignancies (major hepatectomy, pancreatoduodenectomy, or hepato …
Comparison of prognostic impact between the child-pugh score and skeletal muscle mass for patients with liver cirrhosis
Hepatology | SMI | Nishikawa H et al. | 2017 | Japan | Nutrients
Aims: To investigate the influence of skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) as determined by bioimpedance analysis (BIA)(appendicular skeletal muscle mass/(height) 2) on survival by comparing the Child-Pugh score in patients with liver cirrhosis (LC, n= 383, average age= 65.2 years). Patients and methods: In terms of comparison of the effects of SMI and other markers on survival, we used time-dependent receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis. Results: The average SMI for male was 7.4 cm 2/m 2 whereas that for female was …
High relative fat-free mass is important for maintaining serum albumin levels in patients with compensated liver cirrhosis
Hepatology | FFM | Kazuhiro Kotoh et al. | 2005 | Japan | World Journal of Gastroenterology
AIM: In patients with liver cirrhosis, hypoalbuminemia causes edema and ascites, and a reduction in the quality of life. Since musculature is catabolized to supply amino acids for albumin synthesis in malnutritional cirrhotic patients, muscular volume is hypothesized to play an important role in albumin production. Therefore, we investigated the correlation between serum albumin levels and the fat-free mass (FFM) in cirrhotic patients. METHODS: Fifty-seven patients (26 males and 31 females) with compensated liver cirrhosis were …
Changes in liver function and body composition by direct‐acting antiviral therapy for hepatitis C virus infection
Hepatology | BW, SMI, VFA | R. Sugimoto et al. | 2018 | Japan | Hepatology Research
Aim Management of low skeletal muscle mass (LSM) is a very important topic as LSM affects patient mortality in liver diseases. Changes in body composition are unexplored in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients, including those with liver cirrhosis, who receive direct‐acting antiviral (DAA) therapy. Body composition measurements and liver function tests were carried out before and after DAA therapy. Methods Blood examination, visceral fat area (VFA) and extremity skeletal muscle mass were measured using the multifrequency …