Value of ultrasound in grading the severity of sarcopenia in patients with hepatic cirrhosis

Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Table 6 Ultrasound mid upper arm, mid-thigh muscle thickness and quadriceps muscle index

(cm)	Group			<
	Child A, B	Child C	Control	P value
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	P value
RT mid arm USG	1.98 ± 0.30	1.51 ± 0.26	2.69 ± 0.47	< 0.001
LT mid arm USG	2.02 ± 0.30	1.54 ± 0.25	2.73 ± 0.51	< 0.001
Mean RT&LT mid arm USG	2.00 ± 0.29	1.53 ± 0.25	2.71 ± 0.49	< 0.001
RT mid-thigh USG	2.89 ± 0.34	2.29 ± 0.45	3.81 ± 0.50	< 0.001
LT mid-thigh USG	2.96 ± 0.34	2.30 ± 0.46	3.86 ± 0.56	< 0.001
Mean RT&LT mid-thigh USG	2.93 ± 0.33	2.30 ± 0.45	3.83 ± 0.53	< 0.001
Quadriceps thickness index(cm/m²)	1.69 ± 0.17	1.36 ± 0.26	2.20 ± 0.28	< 0.001

	Child A, B versus Child C	Child A, B versus control	Child C versus control
RT mid arm USG	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
LT mid arm USG	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
Mean RT&LT mid arm USG	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
RT mid-thigh USG	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
LT mid-thigh USG	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
Mean RT&LT mid-thigh USG	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
USG quadriceps thickness index	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001