Table 7 Correlation between ultrasound parameters, (Child, MELD, and NRS) scores, hand grip, and length of hospital stay

RT mid arm USG

r

− 0.629

− 0.516

− 0.737

0.960

0.905

− 0.522

P value

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

N

101

101

101

101

101

101

LT mid arm USG

r

− 0.654

− 0.529

− 0.756

0.944

0.893

− 0.553

P value

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

N

101

101

101

101

101

101

Mean RT&LT mid arm USG

r

− 0.647

− 0.528

− 0.753

0.961

0.908

− 0.543

P value

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

N

101

101

101

101

101

101

RT mid-thigh USG

r

− 0.597

− 0.500

− 0.707

0.893

0.890

− 0.523

P value

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

N

101

101

101

101

101

101

LT mid-thigh USG

r

− 0.613

− 0.534

− 0.691

0.874

0.863

− 0.568

P value

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

N

101

101

101

101

101

101

Mean RT&LT mid- thigh USG

R

− 0.613

− 0.524

− 0.707

0.894

0.887

− 0.553

P value

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

N

101

101

101

101

101

101

US Quadriceps thickness index

R

− 0.602

− 0.532

− 0.661

0.838

0.812

− 0.553

P value

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

N

101

101

101

101

101

101