Campillo et al. (21) |
Alcoholic Cirrhosis Group (ACG): 10; Control Group (CG): 6 |
VO2max and muscle mass. Child-Pugh classification. Physical exercise intervention in a treadmill during 32 minutes. |
CG presented greater VO2max and muscle mass. A negative correlation was found between VO2max and Child-Pugh, ACG had a good tolerance to physical exercise. |
Campillo et al. (22) |
Cirrhosis Group: 24 |
VO2peak and muscle mass. Child-Pugh classification. Aerobic training. |
Predicted VO2max value was greater than accurate value. A negative correlation was found between VO2max and Child-Pugh. Increases in VO2max and muscle mass were found in 2 subjects. Increase in Child-Pugh classification was found in other 2 subjects. |
Delissio et al. (23) |
Cirrhosis Group (CIG): 4; Control Group (CG): 4 |
VO2max. Physical exercise intervention on a treadmill for 90 minutes at 50% of VO2max. |
No significant differences were found between groups. |
Tarter et al. (42) |
Alcoholic Cirrhosis Group (ACG): 49; Nonalcoholic Cirrhosis Group (NCG): 45; Control Group (CG): 50 |
Concentric and eccentric muscle strength of lower and upper limbs. Psychomotor tests. |
CG demonstrated greater muscle strength and psychomotor test results. No significant differences were found between ACG and NCG. |
Andersen et al. (43) |
Alcoholic Cirrhosis Group (ACG): 24; Control Group: 24 |
Knee, hip, elbow and wrist extensors and flexors muscle strength, shoulder adductors and abductors, muscle mass, triceps skinfold thickness, and mid-arm circumference. Child-Pugh classification. |
ACG presented less muscle mass for all variables, except for wrist extension. No significant differences were found between Child-Pugh classifications. Anthropometric assessment represented nutritional state. |
Epstein et al. (25) |
Cirrhosis and Hepatopulmonary Sindrome Group (HPS): 5; Cirrhosis and Hypoxemia Group (CHG): 9; Cirrhosis Group (CG): 10 |
VO2 peak. Child-Pugh Classification. |
CG presented greater VO2peak. No significant differences were found between Child-Pugh classifications. |
Epstein et al. (24) |
Cirrhosis Group (CIG): 19; Control Group (CG): 12 |
VO2peak. Child-Pugh Classification. |
CG presented Greater VO2peak. No significant differences were found between Child-Pugh classifications. |
Wong et al.(26) |
Cirrhosis Group (CIG): 18; Ascites Cirrhosis Group (ACG): 21; Control Group (CG): 12 |
VO2peak. and VO2AT. |
GC presented greater VO2peak and VO2AT. |
Wiesinger et al. (27) |
Cirrhosis Group: 26; Child-Pugh Class A: 3, B: 7 and C: 9 |
VO2AT, knee extensors and hand-grip muscle strength. |
Groups B and C presented the lowest VO2AT. Group C presented less muscle strength compared to A. There was a negative correlation between hand-grip strength and Child-Pugh. |
Epstein et al. (28) |
Transplantation Survival Group: 53; Nonsurvivals Group: 6 |
VO2peak and VO2AT. Child-Pugh and MELD Classifications. |
Survivals had greater VO2peak and VO2AT. |
Dharancy et al. (29) |
Cirrhosis Group before Transplantation: 135 |
VO2peak. MELD Classification. |
Patients with low VO2peak have less chances of surviving after transplantation. There was a negative correlation between VO2peak and MELD. |
Terziyski et al. (32) |
Cirrhosis Group (CIG): 19; Control Group (CG): 19 |
VO2peak. Child-Pugh Classification. |
CG presented greater VO2peak. There was a negative correlation between VO2peak and Child-Pugh. |
Lemyze et al. (31) |
Pre- and Post- Cirrhosis Transplantation Group: 20 |
VO2peak. MELD Classification. |
There was an increase on VO2peak after transplantation. There were no significant differences between MELD classifications. |
Galant et al. (33) |
Alcoholic Cirrhosis Group (ACG): 27 |
VO2max. MELD. |
There was a negative correlation between VO2maxand MELD. |
Zenith et al. (34) |
Cirrhosis Training Group (CTG): 9; Cirrhosis Control Group (CCG): 10 |
VO2peak. Child-Pugh Classification. Aerobic Training. |
CTG presented greater VO2peak. |
Debette-Gratien et al (35) |
Cirrhosis post-transplantation group (CIG): 8 |
VO2peak and knee extensors muscle strength. Child-Pugh Child-Pugh and MELD classifications. Aerobic training. |
VO2peak and muscle strength increases. |