Patient’s characteristic | Total (N = 54) | BCAA group (N = 27) | Control group (N = 27) | P value* |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 65.5 ± 9.9 | 64.9 ± 10.3 | 66.1 ± 9.6 | 0.64 |
Female sex, n(%) | 28 (51.9%) | 14 (51.9%) | 14 (51.9%) | 1.00 |
Weight (kg) | 65.9 ± 12.9 | 63.6 ± 13.6 | 68.2 ± 12.2 | 0.18 |
Height (cm) | 160.3 ± 8.4 | 159.1 ± 8.2 | 161.6 ± 8.5 | 0.27 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 25.7 ± 4.8 | 24.9 ± 4.7 | 26.5 ± 5.0 | 0.26 |
Causes of cirrhosis, n(%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
- HBV | 21 (38.9%) | 9 (33.4%) | 12 (44.5%) | 0.62 |
- Alcohol | 14 (25.9%) | 8 (29.6%) | 6 (22.2%) | Â |
- HCV | 8 (14.8%) | 4 (14.8%) | 4 (14.8%) | Â |
-Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease | 4 (7.4%) | 2 (7.4%) | 2 (7.4%) | Â |
- Others | 7 (13.0%) | 4 (14.8%) | 3 (11.1%) | Â |
Child-Pugh class, n(%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
- A | 37 (68.5%) | 18 (667%) | 19 (66.7%) | 1.00 |
- B | 17 (31.5%) | 9 (33.3%) | 8 (29.6%) | Â |
MELD score | 10.3 ± 3.1 | 10.4 ± 3.5 | 10.3 ± 2.8 | 0.86 |
MELD-Na score | 12.6 ± 4.1 | 12.5 ± 4.5 | 12.7 ± 3.7 | 0.84 |
Laboratory parameters | Â | Â | Â | Â |
- Hb (g/dl) | 12.2 ± 1.4 | 12.4 ± 1.5 | 11.9 ± 1.4 | 0.16 |
- WBC (x103/ul) | 5.3 ± 1.8 | 5.5 ± 2.0 | 5.1 ± 1.7 | 0.49 |
- Platelet (x103/ul) | 138.9 ± 74.6 | 131.7 ± 63.9 | 145 ± 84.7 | 0.52 |
- BUN (mg/dl) | 13.5 ± 4.0 | 13.1 ± 3.9 | 14 ± 4.2 | 0.39 |
- Creatinine (mg/dl) | 0.9 ± 0.3 | 0.8 ± 0.3 | 1.0 ± 0.3 | 0.07 |
- AST (U/L) | 45.1 ± 19.2 | 47.9 ± 22.9 | 42.3 ± 14.5 | 0.28 |
- ALT (U/L) | 28.8 ± 14.4 | 29.9 ± 25.2 | 27.7 ± 13.7 | 0.56 |
- ALP (U/L) | 98.2 ± 38.4 | 104.4 ± 44.4 | 91.9 ± 30.1 | 0.23 |
- Total protein (g/dl) | 7.5 ± 0.5 | 7.6 ± 0.6 | 7.4 ± 0.4 | 0.17 |
- Albumin (g/dl) | 3.5 ± 0.6 | 3.4 ± 0.6 | 3.5 ± 0.5 | 0.56 |
- Total bilirubin (mg/dl) | 1.4 ± 1 | 1.6 ± 1.2 | 1.2 ± 0.69 | 0.11 |
- aPTT (sec) | 27.5 ± 4.9 | 26. ±4.1 | 28.3 ± 5.7 | 0.27 |
- PT (sec) | 14.0 ± 2.1 | 13.9 ± 2.0 | 14.3 ± 2.1 | 0.87 |
- HbA1C (%) | 5.5 ± 0.5 | 5.4 ± 0.5 | 5.6 ± 0.6 | 0.35 |
LFI | 5.1 ± 0.4 | 5.0 ± 0.4 | 5.2 ± 0.5 | 0.14 |
Body composition | Â | Â | Â | Â |
- Muscle mass (kg) | 19.7 ± 4.7 | 19.3 ± 5.4 | 20.1 ± 3.8 | 0.52 |
- SMI (kg/m2) | 7.7 ± 1.4 | 7.5 ± 1.6 | 7.8 ± 1.2 | 0.58 |
- Fat free mass (kg) | 45.9 ± 8.5 | 45.2 ± 9.9 | 46.5 ± 7.1 | 0.59 |