Relationship between sarcopenia/myosteatosis and frailty in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis: a sex-stratified analysis

• Main Authors: Hongjuan Feng (Author), Xiaoyu Wang (Author), Lihong Mao (Author), Zihan Yu (Author), Binxin Cui (Author), Lin Lin (Author), Yangyang Hui (Author), Xingliang Zhao (Author), Xin Xu (Author), Xiaofei Fan (Author), Bangmao Wang (Author), Qingxiang Yu (Author), Kui Jiang (Author), Chao Sun (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Previous studies have shown that sarcopenia appears to be a significant contributor to physical frailty among outpatients with cirrhosis. However, the evidence is scant regarding the relationship between sarcopenia and multi-dimensional frailty among inpatients. We aimed to investigate t...