Nutritional assessment in cirrhotic patients with hepatic encephalopathy

Figure 2 Proposal for choosing the best approaches during nutritional assessment of cirrhotic patients with hepatic encephalopathy. ¹APMT and CAMA are also associated with nutritional status in many conditions, but were not well evaluated in patients with cirrhosis and HE. AC: Arm circumference; APMT: Adductor pollicis muscle thickness; BCM: Body cell mass; BIA: Bioelectrical impedance analysis; CAMA: Corrected arm muscle area; CT: Computed tomography scan; DEXA: Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; HE: Hepatic encephalopathy; MAMC: Mid-arm muscle circumference; PA: Phase angle; TSF: Triceps skinfold.