Abstract: Association between sarcopenia, as evaluated by grip strength (GS) and skeletal muscle\nmass (SMM), and depression, as evaluated by Beck Depression Inventory-2nd edition (BDI-II) in\nchronic liver diseases (CLDs, n = 414, average age = 61.5 years), was investigated. Study subjects\nwere classified into four groups: Group A (n = 60), lower GS and lower SMM (sarcopenia); group B\n(n = 44), lower GS and higher SMM; group C (n = 100), higher GS and lower SMM; group D (n = 210),\nhigher GS and higher SMM.................
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