Eating Patterns in Patients with Compensated Cirrhosis: A Case-Control Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is growing evidence suggesting that maintaining an adequate nutritional status for patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) is relevant to prevent complications. The present study aimed to describe dietary behaviours of patients with compensated and non-complicated LC and comparing them with those of subjects from the general population.

Methods

In this case-control study, patients were volunteers enrolled in the ALICIR (ALImentation et CIRrhose) study, an observational survey nested in two French prospective cohorts of patients with biopsy-proven compensated cirrhosis related either to excessive alcohol consumption (CIRRAL) or to hepatitis B or C virus infection (CirVir). Controls were selected from the NutriNet-Santé cohort. Dietary data were collected through a

SUBMITTER: Buscail C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5793288 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature