sarcopenia

Identification and prognostic impact of malnutrition in a population screened for liver transplantation

#### Background & Aims Sarcopenia is prevalent in patients with liver cirrhosis and is negatively associated with clinical outcomes. In a population screened for liver transplantation we aimed to assess the prevalence of abnormal nutritional status …

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in The Rotterdam Study: About Muscle Mass, Sarcopenia, Fat Mass and Fat Distribution

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most prevalent liver disease worldwide. Obesity is a major risk factor for NAFLD and recently, low skeletal muscle mass emerged as additional risk factor for NAFLD. However, the different contributions …