Decreased Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Correlates with Higher Portal Hypertension And Poor Survival in Patients with Cirrhosis: A Retrospective Binary-center Study.

Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the impact of hepatic venous portal gradient (HVPG) on BC values and the prognostic value of BC value in cirrhotic patients.

Methods: A total of 173 cirrhotic patients with HVPG and Computed Tomography scan were screened retrospectively from a binary-center database. Seven BC values, including skeletal muscle index (SMI), subcutaneous adipose tissue index (SATI), deep SATI (dSATI), superficial SATI (sSATI), visceral adipose tissue index (VATI), and ratio of VATI and SATI (VSR) along with skeletal muscle radiodensity (SMRD), were analyzed.