Advanced liver fibrosis is associated with decreased gait speed in older patients with chronic liver disease

Autor: Kenichi Fudeyasu, Kai Ushio, Takuo Nomura, Toshihiro Kawae, Daisuke Iwaki, Yuki Nakashima, Akiko Nagao, Akira Hiramatsu, Eisuke Murakami, Shiro Oka, Yukio Mikami
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-57342-1
Popis: Abstract This study investigated whether the progression of liver fibrosis affects the prevalence of sarcopenia and incidence of decreased gait speed in older patients with chronic liver disease (CLD). Patients with CLD aged ≥ 60 years were classified into low, intermediate, and high fibrosis 4 (FIB-4) index groups according to the degree of liver fibrosis. The prevalence of sarcopenia and incidence of decreased gait speed (
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