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To analyze the behavior of myostatin among alcoholics and its relationship with alcohol intake, liver function, and body composition. We investigated serum myostatin in 59 male patients and 18 controls. Patients were all heavy drinkers admitted with organic complications related to excessive ethanol ingestion. Densitometry analysis was used to assess body composition in 46 patients. Handgrip was assessed in 51 patients. Patients showed lower myostatin values than controls (Z = 3.80; p &lt; 0.001). There was a significant relationship between myostatin and fat at the right leg (\u03c1 = 0.32; p = 0.028), left leg (\u03c1 = 0.32; p = 0.028), trunk (\u03c1 = 0.31, p = 0.038), total fat proport ion (\u03c1 = 0.33, p = 0.026), and gynecoid fat distribution (\u03c1 = 0.40, p = 0.006) but not with lean mass (total lean \u03c1 = 0.07; p = 0.63; trunk lean \u03c1 = 0.03; p = 0.85; lower limbs \u03c1 = 0.08; p = 0.58; upper limbs \u03c1 = 0.04 p = 0.82; android \u03c1 = 0.02; p = 0.88, or gynoid lean mass \u03c1 = 0.20; p = 0.19). In total, 80.43% of patients showed at least one criterion of osteosarcopenic adiposity (OSA). Myostatin was related to OSA obesity. We also observed higher myostatin values among patients with body mass index &gt; 30 kg\/m2. 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