Clinical assessment of malnutrition among patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis: A single-center study in Southern China

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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2026; 32(26): 118957
Published online Jul 14, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v32.i26.118957

Table 4 Nutritional indicator analysis with mortality, n (%)/median (interquartile range)

Variables	Survivors (n = 202)	Non-survivors (n = 39)	P value
Age (year)	53.00 (45.00-60.00)	55.00 (48.00-60.00)	0.431
Height (m)	1.68 (1.64-1.71)	1.66 (1.63-1.70)	0.192
Weight (kg)	65.00 (58.40-72.10)	60.90 (56.75-67.62)	0.048
BMI (kg/m²)	23.42 (21.00-25.37)	22.41 (20.78-24.35)	0.121
ALB (g/L)	34.60 (30.45-38.55)	30.00 (26.70-35.95)	0.004
TBIL (μmol/L)	18.00 (11.53-34.17)	38.70 (21.95-72.35)	< 0.001
PT (second)	15.80 (14.80-17.42)	17.70 (15.85-19.05)	< 0.001
Fe (μmol/L)	8.40 (3.80-16.00)	12.35 (6.07-18.55)	0.099
Zn (μmol/L)	9.80 (8.50-12.25)	6.60 (6.20-8.60)	0.013
Mg (mmol/L)	0.80 (0.74-0.86)	0.76 (0.64-0.83)	0.005
Cu (μmol/L)	14.45 (12.28-18.70)	16.20 (14.50-17.20)	0.701
AdCa (mmol/L)	2.37 (2.28-2.44)	2.36 (2.24-2.44)	0.382
VA (μmol/L)	1.39 (1.21-1.57)	1.53 (1.36-1.65)	0.080
VB1 (nmol/L)	71.80 (58.72-86.04)	75.26 (63.32-94.57)	0.369
VB2 (μg/L)	291.38 (260.70-351.60)	313.61 (280.28-355.67)	0.237
VB6 (μmol/L)	20.79 (15.35-25.70)	21.48 (17.86-25.35)	0.876
VB9 (nmol/L)	19.45 (17.62-22.19)	19.72 (17.43-22.74)	0.955
VC (μmol/L)	46.29 (43.89-49.24)	50.77 (40.90-53.84)	0.139
VE (μg/mL)	15.13 (13.52-16.37)	15.39 (14.51-17.24)	0.329
VB12 (pg/mL)	278.57 (197.57-344.99)	304.80 (217.81-361.57)	0.203
VD (nmol/L)	48.00 (39.65-57.90)	36.40 (32.20-41.50)	0.007
WC (cm)	85.00 (80.00-88.00)	85.50 (80.50-92.00)	0.471
HC (cm)	89.50 (84.00-93.00)	89.00 (84.25-93.50)	0.763
WHR	0.95 (0.92-1.01)	0.95 (0.93-1.01)	0.576
AC (cm)	26.00 (23.50-28.10)	23.00 (21.75-24.56)	< 0.001
AMC (cm)	22.20 (20.30-24.70)	20.25 (19.65-21.80)	0.009
TSF (mm)	10.00 (8.00-14.00)	10.00 (7.50-11.25)	0.175
AFT (mm)	20.00 (11.50-31.00)	15.00 (10.00-22.00)	0.175
Ascites			0.409
No or mild	138 (68.32)	24 (61.54)
Clinically overt ascites	64 (31.68)	15 (38.46)
Child			< 0.001
A	98 (48.51)	6 (15.38)
B	83 (41.09)	16 (41.03)
C	21 (10.40)	17 (43.59)
SGA			0.015
1 (well-nourished)	162 (83.51)	26 (66.67)
2 (malnourished)	32 (16.49)	13 (33.33)
NRS-2002			0.026
1 (no nutritional risk)	153 (82.26)	23 (65.71)
2 (at nutritional risk)	33 (17.74)	12 (34.29)

BMI: Body mass index; ALB: Albumin; TBIL: Total bilirubin; PT: Prothrombin time; Fe: Iron; Zn: Zinc; Mg: Magnesium; Cu: Copper; AdCa: Adjusted calcium; VB: Vitamin B; VA: Vitamin A; VC: Vitamin C; VD: Vitamin D; VE: Vitamin E; WC: Waist circumference; HC: Hip circumference; WHR: Waist-to-hip ratio; AC: Mid-arm circumference; AMC: Mid-arm muscular circumference; TSF: Triceps skinfold; AFT: Abdominal fat thickness; SGA: Subjective global assessment; NRS-2002: Nutritional risk screening 2002.

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Citation: Wu XQ, Liu YY, Yu HS, Abassa KK, Pan LL, Ke BL, Guo YW. Clinical assessment of malnutrition among patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis: A single-center study in Southern China. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(26): 118957
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Wu XQ, Liu YY, Yu HS, Abassa KK, Pan LL, Ke BL, Guo YW. Clinical assessment of malnutrition among patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis: A single-center study in Southern China. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(26): 118957 [DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v32.i26.118957]

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