[Retracted] Long-Term Carbohydrate-Containing Late-Evening Snack Significantly Improves the Ratio of Branched Chain Amino Acids to Aromatic Amino Acids in Adults with Liver Cirrhosis due to Hepatitis B

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The impact of disease severity on the ratio of BCAA to AAA in cirrhosis patients due to hepatitis B infection supplemented with a late-evening snack. Notes: compared with baseline, for LES treatment at 6th month, the ratio of BCAA to AAA in patients with Child-Pugh B and C increased; the difference was statistically significant, while the impact of LES supplementation was not obvious in Child-Pugh A group. BCAA: branched chain amino acids; AAA: aromatic amino acids.