Association Between Liver Transplant Wait-list Mortality and Frailty Based on Body Mass Index

Importance

Among liver transplant candidates, obesity and frailty are associated with increased risk of death while they are on the wait-list. However, use of body mass index (BMI) may not detect candidates at a higher risk of death owing to the fact that ascites and muscle wasting are seen across transplant candidates of all BMI measurements.

Objective

To evaluate whether the association between wait-list mortality and frailty...