Assessment of malnutrition in patients with liver cirrhosis using protein calorie malnutrition (PCM) score verses bio-electrical impedance analysis (BIA)

Table 3 Correlation of PCM score with BIA parameters in patients with cirrhosis

	BMI (kg/m²)	FFMI	Total body water (kg)	Fat free mass (kg)	Body fat (%)	Body cell mass^a (kg)
Cirrhosis
PCM Pearson score correlation	0.340	0.24	0.26	0.23	0.25	0.3
p value	0.00	0.005	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.001

Pearson correlation of ≥ 0.3 is considered as optimal correlation
^aSpecificity of BCM for detecting Malnutrition in patients with cirrhosis (gold standard PCM score) is 28% and sensitivity is 60% with a positive predictive value of 60% and a negative predictive value of 39%

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