title: [Comparison of malnutrition risk between patients with liver cirrhosis and viral hepatitis carrier: a single center study].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  It is well-known that patients with chronic liver disease commonly have nutritional deficiency. In the present study, we investigated the differences in malnutrition risk between patients with liver cirrhosis and viral hepatitis carrier.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients with chronic liver disease who have been hospitalized at Konyang University Hospital from May 2012 to April 2013 were analyzed retrospectively. The malnutrition risk was divided into three categories (low, intermediate, and high) according to Konyang University Hospital Malnutrition Screening, which include BMI, serum albumin, total lymphocyte count (TLC), hemoglobin, weight change, appetite, and dysphagia, within 24 hours of hospitalization.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among a total of 460 patients, 313 had liver cirrhosis (LC), and 147 were viral hepatitis carriers. Age (p<0.001), serum albumin level (p<0.001), TLC (p=0.011), hemoglobin (p<0.001) and serum cholesterol level (p=0.005) were significant different between the two groups. However, there were no difference in height, weight, and BMI. The malnutrition risk of the patients with viral hepatitis carrier was significantly lower than that of the patients with LC (p<0.001). In addition, among 313 patients with LC, malnutrition risk of the patients with Child-Pugh class A (n=150) was significantly lower than that of the patients with class B (n=90) or C (n=73) (p<0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Viral hepatitis carrier group had significantly lower malnutrition risk than LC group. The risk of malnutrition in Child-Pugh class A group was significantly lower than that in class B or C group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Joo Ah
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Tae Hee
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Yeong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Min Gyu
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Seok
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Min Gyu
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Hoon Sup
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Koo
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung Ho
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Yong Seok
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Sun Moon
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyu Chan
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Huh
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Young Woo
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Young Woo
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000473:pathology*; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000473:pathology*; D018655:Lymphocyte Count; D008297:Male; D044342:Malnutrition; D008875:Middle Aged; D009752:Nutritional Status; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012306:Risk; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D012709:Serum Albumin; D002784:Cholesterol