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Associations between sarcopenia and portal hypertension-related complications, infectious complications, and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma, the number of in-hospital days, 30-day readmission, and survival over the next 6 and 12 months were analyzed.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> A total of 201 patients were enrolled in the study, 63.2% male, mean age 61.65 \u00b1 9.49 years, 79.6% Child-Pugh class B and C. The primary etiology of liver cirrhosis was alcohol consumption (55.2%). The prevalence of sarcopenia was 57.2 %, with no significant differences between the male and female groups. Significant associations were found between sarcopenia and portal hypertension-related complications, infectious complications, and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma. In multivariate analysis, sarcopenia was assessed as a risk factor alone, increasing the risk for ascites 3.78 times, hepatocellular carcinoma by 9.23 times, urinary tract infection by 4.83 times, and spontaneous peritonitis 2.49 times. Sarcopenia was associated with more extended hospital stay and higher 30 days readmission. Six months and 1-year survival were reduced in the sarcopenia group than in the non-sarcopenia group (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.0001).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> Sarcopenia is a common complication of liver cirrhosis and associates with adverse health-related outcomes and poor survival rates.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fnut.2021.766451","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,10,21]],"date-time":"2021-10-21T05:22:31Z","timestamp":1634793751000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":50,"title":["Impact of Sarcopenia on Survival and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Liver 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