Evaluation of handgrip strength as a predictor of sarcopenia in patients with HCV-related cirrhosis

Egyptian Liver Journal

Table 6 Relationship between handgrip strength and other variables

	Handgrip strength
Variable	Coefficient of correlation/association	p-value
DEXA-ASMI	− 0.624	< 0.001
Age	− 0.335	0.061
Sex	0.563	0.001
MELD score	− 0.249	0.170
Child class	− 0.698	< 0.001
BMI	− 0.195	0.285
MAMC	0.381	0.031
MAC	0.559	0.001
WC	− 0.132	0.472
HC	− 0.019	0.920
WHR	− 0.176	0.335
Haemoglobin	0.549	0.001
WBC	− 0.206	0.257
Platelets	0.327	0.067
CRP	− 0.311	0.083
Total protein	0.304	0.097
Serum albumin	0.549	0.001
AST	− 0.180	0.325
ALT	− 0.039	0.833
Total bilirubin	− 0.325	0.069
Conjugated bilirubin	− 0.385	0.030
PT	− 0.473	0.006
PC	0.527	0.002
INR	− 0.465	0.007
Serum creatinine	− 0.009	0.962
Serum urea	− 0.098	0.592
Serum Na +	0.207	0.256
Serum K +	− 0.208	0.253
DEXA-BMD scan	− 0.304	0.037

ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, CRP C-reactive protein, DEXA-ASMI dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry appendicular skeletal muscle index, DEXA-BMD dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry bone mineral density, HC hip circumference, INR international normalised ratio, MAC mid-arm circumference, MAMC mid-arm muscle circumference, WBC white blood cells, WC waist circumference, WHR waist-hip ratio, PC prothrombin concentration, PT prothrombin time