Low geriatric nutritional risk index predicts poor prognosis in patients with cirrhosis: a retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Malnutrition, which increases the risk of liver disease-related events and mortality, is a serious complication in cirrhosis. This study aimed to investigate whether the geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) could predict the long-term prognosis in patients with cirrhosis.

Methods

We retrospectively evaluated 266 patients with cirrhosis and classified them into two groups based on baseline GNRI scores: risk (≤98, n = 104) and no-risk groups (>98, n = 162). The cumulative survival rates were compared between the two groups in patients with compensated and decompensated cirrhosis, respectively. Cox proportional hazards regression analysis was used to identify significant and independent factors associated with mortality.

Results

The median observatio

SUBMITTER: Kamioka H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10548194 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature