A prospective analysis of factors associated with decreased physical activity in patients with cirrhosis undergoing transplant evaluation.
A prospective analysis of factors associated with decreased physical activity in patients with cirrhosis undergoing transplant evaluation.
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对接受移植评估的肝硬化患者体力活动减少相关因素的前瞻性分析。
DOI:
10.1111/ctr.12602
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发表时间:
2015
影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
Ge
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作者:
DelaCruz,AnnaChristina;Vilchez,Valery;Kim,Sooyeon;Barnes,Benjamin;Ravinuthala,Abhishek;Zanni,Anthony;Galuppo,Roberto;Sourianarayanane,Achuthan;Patel,Trushar;Maynard,Erin;Shah,MalayB;Daily,MichaelF;Uhl,Timothy;Esser,Karyn;Ge
BackgroundPhysical activity (PA) has been associated with improved recovery time after transplantation. Handgrip strength has been related to post‐transplant outcomes.AimTo evaluate predictors of PA and grip strength in patients with cirrhosis undergoing liver transplant evaluation.MethodsSingle‐center, prospective analysis.ResultsOne hundred patients were evaluated (54% male, mean age 53 ± 9). Common etiologies of liver disease were non‐alcoholic steatohepatitis (27%), hepatitis C (22%) and alcoholic liver disease (21%). Mean model of end‐stage liver disease (MELD) score was 13.5. Forty‐one percent had a history of smoking. Ninety‐three patients completed the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). The median total PA score was 33 metabolic equivalent (MET)‐min/wk. The mean total grip strength was 62.1 ± 22 lb. Total grip strength was found to be an independent predictor of low–moderate PA (OR 4.7, 95% CI 1.4–16.2, p = 0.038), and smoking was the only significant factor associated with reduced grip strength (OR 3.4, 95% CI 1.4–8, p = 0.005).ConclusionsPatients with end‐stage liver disease undergoing liver transplant evaluation have reduced total PA by IPAQ. Total grip strength was found to be a significant predictor of low–moderate PA in patients with cirrhosis. Smoking is a risk factor for reduced grip strength, an important indicator of muscle wasting in cirrhotics.