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Bioelectrical impedance vector analysis evaluates cellularity and hydration in cirrhotic patients.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Fernandes SA; Department of Nutrition, Centro Universitário Metodista IPA, Porto Alegre 90420-060, RS, Brazil. sabrinaafernandes@gmail.com.; Leonhardt LR; Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre 91760-470, RS, Brazil.; da Silva DM; Postgraduate Program in Hepatology, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre 90050-170, RS, Brazil.; Alves FD; Department of Nutrition, Centro Universitário Ritter dos Reis - Uniritter, Porto Alegre 90840-440, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.; Marroni CA; Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre 91760-470, RS, Brazil.
Source
Publisher: Baishideng Publishing Group Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101532469 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 1948-5182 (Print) NLM ISO Abbreviation: World J Hepatol Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1948-5182
Abstract
Background: Malnutrition in cirrhotic patients is correlated with mortality and a better response to liver transplantation. However, recovery of the nutritional status in these patients is a challenge due to the difficulty in establishing a reliable nutritional diagnosis. The bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) method appears as a feasible tool in clinical practice to define the physiological state of cirrhotic patients by assessing hydration and body cellularity.
Aim: To evaluate body composition in cirrhotic patients using BIVA.
Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study was carried out by following cirrhotic outpatients at a hospital in Porto Alegre, Brazil. A tetrapolar bioelectrical impedance analysis device was used to evaluate cellularity and hydration and to perform the BIVA. The BIVA graphic was elaborated by software and for statistical analysis a significance level of 5% ( P ≤ 0.05) was considered.
Results: One hundred and ninety patients, 61.1% males, with a mean age of 56.6 ± 11.0 years, were evaluated. Of these, 56.3% had Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) A score, and the prevalent etiology was hepatitis C virus (47.4%). The patients were classified according to cellularity and hydration by the quadrants and ellipses of the BIVA method, quadrant 1 (47.9%); quadrant 2 (18.9%); quadrant 3 (14.2%); and quadrant 4 (18.9%). Those classified in quadrant 1 and 2 had a higher phase angle compared to those in quadrants 3 and 4 ( P < 0.001). Quadrant 2 patients had a lower average age than the other groups. The association with CTP score showed that patients in quadrant 2 had a higher proportion of CTP A, and those in quadrant 4 had a higher proportion of CTP C ( P < 0.052).
Conclusion: The BIVA method allows identification of the cellularity and hydration status of cirrhotic patients, and its association with clinical factors determines the disease severity, age and prognostic index.
Competing Interests: Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare no conflicts of interest related to this article.
(©The Author(s) 2020. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.)
Aim: To evaluate body composition in cirrhotic patients using BIVA.
Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study was carried out by following cirrhotic outpatients at a hospital in Porto Alegre, Brazil. A tetrapolar bioelectrical impedance analysis device was used to evaluate cellularity and hydration and to perform the BIVA. The BIVA graphic was elaborated by software and for statistical analysis a significance level of 5% ( P ≤ 0.05) was considered.
Results: One hundred and ninety patients, 61.1% males, with a mean age of 56.6 ± 11.0 years, were evaluated. Of these, 56.3% had Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) A score, and the prevalent etiology was hepatitis C virus (47.4%). The patients were classified according to cellularity and hydration by the quadrants and ellipses of the BIVA method, quadrant 1 (47.9%); quadrant 2 (18.9%); quadrant 3 (14.2%); and quadrant 4 (18.9%). Those classified in quadrant 1 and 2 had a higher phase angle compared to those in quadrants 3 and 4 ( P < 0.001). Quadrant 2 patients had a lower average age than the other groups. The association with CTP score showed that patients in quadrant 2 had a higher proportion of CTP A, and those in quadrant 4 had a higher proportion of CTP C ( P < 0.052).
Conclusion: The BIVA method allows identification of the cellularity and hydration status of cirrhotic patients, and its association with clinical factors determines the disease severity, age and prognostic index.
Competing Interests: Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare no conflicts of interest related to this article.
(©The Author(s) 2020. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.)