Pre-transplant physical performance, muscle quality, and body composition as predictors of post-liver transplant outcomes: a retrospective cohort study
Pre-transplant muscle function and quality were linked to post-transplant outcomes. Higher LBM/FM and stronger HGS were associated with lower mortality, while higher T12 and L3 SMIs correlated with shorter hospital stays, emphasizing the importance of muscle assessments in pre-transplant evaluations. Our data indicate that sarcopenia is a strong predictor of liver transplant prognosis; management of sarcopenia before liver transplantation may reduce mortality.
Authors
- Amirhassan Rabbani
- Mahmoud Amiri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0700-164X)
- Hesameddin Eghlimi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1129-5719)
- Danial Fotros (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7028-1934)
- Azita Hekmatdoost
- Reyhaneh Shojaei Asrami
- Pooneh Dehghan
- Zahra Yari
- Ghazaleh Mahdavi-Mazdeh
- Hanieh Sakhdari
Institutions
- Texas Tech University (US)
- Iran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute (IR)
- Shahid Beheshti University (IR)
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Babol University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European journal of medical research
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-026-03851-w
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00