Evaluation of the nutritional status of patients with liver cirrhosis

Table 5 Nutritional status expressed by body composition results in relation to standards (n = 118)

Component		A		B		C
		n = 52	%	n = 34	%	n = 32	%
FFMI (kg/m²)	Below standard	7	13.4	22	64.7	15	46.8
	Standard	45	86.5	12	35.2	17	53.1
MMI (kg/m²)	Below standard	1	1.9	10	29.4	18	56.2
	Standard	51	98	24	70.5	14	43.7
FMI (kg/m²)	Below standard	22	42.3	18	52.9	19	59.7
	Standard	16	30.7	12	35.2	9	28.1
	Above standard	14	26.9	4	11.7	4	12.5
ECW (L)	Normal	26	50	10	29.4	3	9.3
	Above standard	20	38.4	14	41.1	7	21.8
	Much above standard	6	11.5	10	29.4	22	68.7
PA (Xc/R)	Below standard	38	73	27	74.6	32	100
	Standard	14	26.9	7	20.5	0	0

FFMI: Fat free mass index; MMI: Muscle mass index; FMI: Fat mass index; ECW: Extracellular water; SGA: Subjective global assessment; PA: Phase angle.