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Key clinical point: Among patients undergoing endoscopic ultrasound for suspected pancreatic pathology, the presence of sarcopenia, assessed by digital skeletal muscle mass analysis, was associated with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI). Findings indicate that digital skeletal muscle analysis may aid as a nutritional assessment tool in this patient population.
Major finding: Overall, EPI was present in 45.1% of patients. The prevalence of sarcopenia (67.4% vs 37.55%; P less than .003), myosteatosis (52.2% vs 10.7%; P = .046), and sarcopenic obesity (66.7% vs 24.3%; P = .002) was significantly higher in patients with vs without EPI. Sarcopenia (odds ratio [OR], 4.8; P = .02) was strongly associated with EPI.
Study details: This prospective study included 102 patients with suspected or proven benign pancreatic pathology, chronic pancreatitis, or recurrent pancreatic type pain.
Disclosures: This study did not receive any specific funding. The authors declared no conflict of interests.
Source: Jalal M et al. Dig Dis. 2021 Jun 8. doi: 10.1159/000517554.
Key clinical point: Among patients undergoing endoscopic ultrasound for suspected pancreatic pathology, the presence of sarcopenia, assessed by digital skeletal muscle mass analysis, was associated with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI). Findings indicate that digital skeletal muscle analysis may aid as a nutritional assessment tool in this patient population.
Major finding: Overall, EPI was present in 45.1% of patients. The prevalence of sarcopenia (67.4% vs 37.55%; P less than .003), myosteatosis (52.2% vs 10.7%; P = .046), and sarcopenic obesity (66.7% vs 24.3%; P = .002) was significantly higher in patients with vs without EPI. Sarcopenia (odds ratio [OR], 4.8; P = .02) was strongly associated with EPI.
Study details: This prospective study included 102 patients with suspected or proven benign pancreatic pathology, chronic pancreatitis, or recurrent pancreatic type pain.
Disclosures: This study did not receive any specific funding. The authors declared no conflict of interests.
Source: Jalal M et al. Dig Dis. 2021 Jun 8. doi: 10.1159/000517554.
Key clinical point: Among patients undergoing endoscopic ultrasound for suspected pancreatic pathology, the presence of sarcopenia, assessed by digital skeletal muscle mass analysis, was associated with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI). Findings indicate that digital skeletal muscle analysis may aid as a nutritional assessment tool in this patient population.
Major finding: Overall, EPI was present in 45.1% of patients. The prevalence of sarcopenia (67.4% vs 37.55%; P less than .003), myosteatosis (52.2% vs 10.7%; P = .046), and sarcopenic obesity (66.7% vs 24.3%; P = .002) was significantly higher in patients with vs without EPI. Sarcopenia (odds ratio [OR], 4.8; P = .02) was strongly associated with EPI.
Study details: This prospective study included 102 patients with suspected or proven benign pancreatic pathology, chronic pancreatitis, or recurrent pancreatic type pain.
Disclosures: This study did not receive any specific funding. The authors declared no conflict of interests.
Source: Jalal M et al. Dig Dis. 2021 Jun 8. doi: 10.1159/000517554.