To determine correlation between biochemical parameters of nutritional status with disease severity in HCV related liver cirrhosis
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.341.14011Keywords:
Biochemical parameters, Child-Turcotte-Pugh score, Hepatitis C, Liver cirrhosis, Malnutrition.Abstract
Objective: To identify correlation between biochemical parameters of nutritional status with disease severity in HCV related liver cirrhosis in patients attending tertiary care hospital.
Methods: Total 259 HCV related liver cirrhosis patients who attended the outpatient department of KRL Hospital, Islamabad from June 2016 to January 2018 were included in this crosssectional study. HCV status was confirmed with PCR. Cirrhosis was preestablished by ultrasound, while cirrhosis severity was gauged by CTP score. Biochemical parameters for nutrition status included serum albumin, creatinine, cholesterol, LDL, HDL, triglycerides, hemoglobin, ferritin, sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium. Other demographic and clinical data were also recorded.
Results: The mean age of patients was 58.73
