Easy surveillance of muscle volume decline in chronic liver disease patients using finger-circle (yubi-wakka) test

Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
Atsushi HiraokaKojiro Michitaka

Abstract

Muscle atrophy (MA) and muscle strength decline are important clinical features in chronic liver disease (CLD) patients. An easy to perform MA screening method without need for special equipment would be helpful. We evaluated the usefulness of the previously reported finger-circle test as screening for MA in CLD patients. We retrospectively enrolled 358 Japanese CLD outpatients (70.8 ± 10.2 years, male/female = 234/124) who had undergone a computed tomography examination from December 2017 to March 2018, of whom 137 had chronic hepatitis, 169 had liver cirrhosis Child-Pugh A, and 52 had liver cirrhosis Child-Pugh B/C. Bilateral psoas muscle area at the middle of the third lumber vertebra (L3) was evaluated with computed tomography findings, which was performed as a screening of hepatocellular carcinoma, using a previously reported parameter for MA [psoas index (PI): total psoas muscle area (cm2 )/height (m)2 ] [mean PI ± standard deviation (SD) of male patients: 6.50 ± 1.13 cm2 /m2 and those of female patients: 4.30 ± 0.90 cm2 /m2 ]. We then evaluated the correlation between MA and finger-circle test results in these patients. The mean PI values for finger-circle test results Bigger, Just-fits, and Smaller were 5.64 ± 1.34, 5.0...Continue Reading

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Dec 13, 2019·Hepatology Research : the Official Journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology·Atsushi HiraokaKojiro Michitaka
Mar 24, 2020·Hepatology Research : the Official Journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology·Masatsugu OharaNaoya Sakamoto
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