Anthropometric measurements, nutritional status, and diet quality of cirrhosis patients: Comparison of two etiologies

Abstract

Background and Aim: This study aimed to compare anthropometric measurements, nutritional status, and diet quality between two etiologic groups of patients with cirrhosis. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted with 60 patients (30 women–30 men) with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and hepatitis B-C who were followed up in a university hospital in Ankara between February and May 2024. A questionnaire was administered to determine sociodemographic characteristics and disease-related information. Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) and nutritional risk screening (NRS-2002) scores were calculated. Height, body weight, middle arm circumference, triceps skinfold thickness, and handgrip strength were measured. Nutritional status was evaluated using a 3-day food record, and diet quality index-international (DQI-I) was used to assess diet quality. Results: The mean age of the participants was 58.6±7.27 years. After Bonferroni correction, body mass index was significantly higher among women with NAFLD than among women with hepatitis B/C (p=0.004), whereas left handgrip strength was significantly higher among men with hepatitis B/C than among men with NAFLD (p=0.003). After Bonferroni correction, the total DQI-I score did not differ significantly between the NAFLD and hepatitis B/C groups. A positive correlation was found between CTP and NRS-2002 scores (r=0.607, p