Psoas Muscle Index Can Be Used to Predict Long-Term Mortality in Young Male Patients With Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The use of psoas muscle index (PMI) in acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) has not been reported, and the aim of this study was to evaluate the predictive value of PMI for the prognosis of patients with ACLF.

Methods

In this study, male ACLF patients who underwent abdominal CT between 2015 and 2019 in our center were included to analyze the association between PMI and 1-year mortality in male ACLF patients, and subgroup analyses were performed according to age stratification (≤ 40 and >40 years).

Results

We included 116 male patients with confirmed ACLF, with a mean PMI of 5.98 ± 1.68 cm²/m² and a 1-year mortality of 51.7% (60). Univariate COX regression analysis showed that PMI was a protective factor [hazard ratio (HR), 0.851, 95%CI

SUBMITTER: Xu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8894235 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature