摘要
The metanalysis by Tantai and collaborators highlights the role of sarcopenia in cirrhosis by demonstrating that the presence of muscular alterations is independently related with a mortality(HR 2.61)(1).Sarcopenia is confirmed as a condition with high prevalence in patients with cirrhosis(37.5%),being more representative in males than females(41.9%vs.37.8%)and in subjects with alcoholic etiology(49.6%)or with more advanced degree of liver disease(Child Pugh C 46.7%).Interestingly,authors demonstrate that sarcopenia was associated with mortality in subjects with MELD<15 or>15(HR 2.34)as well evaluating only on studies that excluded patients with hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC),risk of mortality was similar to that of the main analysis(2.35)(1).
