| BCAA group | Control group | ||||||||
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Baseline | At 8 weeks | P-value* | At 16 weeks | P-value** | Baseline | At 8 weeks | P-value* | At 16 weeks | P-value** | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.9 ± 4.7 | 25.1 ± 5.0 | 0.38 | 25.5 ± 4.9 | 0.04 | 26.5 ± 5.0 | 26.5 ± 5.1 | 0.83 | 26.1 ± 4.7 | 0.21 |
Serum albumin (g/dl) | 3.5 ± 0.6 | 3.6 ± 0.6 | 0.02 | 3.8 ± 0.6 | < 0.001 | 3.5 ± 0.5 | 3.6 ± 0.6 | 0.65 | 3.6 ± 0.5 | 0.36 |
Child-Pugh score | 6.3 ± 1.3 | 6.1 ± 1.4 | 0.12 | 5.9 ± 1.2 | 0.058 | 5.9 ± 1.3 | 6.0 ± 1.2 | 0.38 | 5.9 ± 1.4 | 0.71 |
MELD | 10.4 ± 3.5 | 10.0 ± 3.0 | 1 | 9.4 ± 2.6 | 0.33 | 10.3 ± 2.8 | 10.0 ± 3.1 | 0.48 | 10.1 ± 3.5 | 0.94 |
MELD-Na | 12.5 ± 4.5 | 11.5 ± 3.5 | 0.5 | 10.7 ± 3.1 | 0.07 | 12.7 ± 3.7 | 11.9 ± 3.9 | 0.26 | 11.6 ± 4.0 | 0.28 |
LFI | 5.0 ± 0.4 | 4.8 ± 0.4 | 0.02 | 4.7 ± 0.4 | < 0.001 | 5.2 ± 0.5 | 5.0 ± 0.5 | 0.03 | 5.0 ± 0.5 | 0.01 |
HGS (kg) | 15.4 ± 5.9 | 21.1 ± 8.2 | < 0.001 | 22.0 ± 8.2 | < 0.001 | 13.2 ± 4.7 | 18.6 ± 7.3 | < 0.001 | 18.8 ± 5.5 | < 0.001 |
CST (second) | 35.6 ± 10.1 | 29.8 ± 10.5 | 0.01 | 26.3 ± 10.1 | < 0.001 | 34.5 ± 9.9 | 34.1 ± 10.2 | 0.52 | 32.5 ± 10.21 | 0.02 |
Balancing test (second) | 24.8 ± 3.9 | 26.3 ± 3.0 | 0.02 | 28.3 ± 2.8 | < 0.001 | 23.2 ± 5.5 | 24.0 ± 6.6 | 0.26 | 24.6 ± 6.5 | 0.07 |
Body composition | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
- Muscle mass (kg) - SMI (kg/m2) - Fat free mass (kg) | 19.3 ± 5.4 7.5 ± 1.6 45.2 ± 9.9 | 19.6 ± 5.3 7.7 ± 1.6 44.9 ± 9.8 | 0.26 0.26 0.52 | 19.9.2 ± 5.4 7.8 ± 1.5 45.1 ± 10.4 | 0.06 0.03 0.76 | 20.1 ± 3.8 7.8 ± 1.2 46.5 ± 7.1 | 20.2 ± 3.4 7.8 ± 1.1 46.9 ± 6.5 | 0.92 0.90 0.44 | 20.2.2 ± 3.6 7.8 ± 1.1 46.6 ± 6.7 | 0.95 0.97 0.96 |