Table 4.
BCA imaging markers regarding the presence of ascites before and after TIPS placement
| BCA and ratios | Ascites after TIPS n = 16 |
No ascites after TIPS n = 40 |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| BCA-derived sarcopenia markera | 1.68 (0.29) | 1.66 (0.36) | 0.821 |
| Muscle volume/skeletal volumea | 2.42 (0.38) | 2.46 (0.44) | 0.740 |
| Subcutaneous fat/skeletal volumea | 2.80 (2.32) | 3.11 (1.87) | 0.607 |
| Visceral fat/skeletal volumeb | 1.28 (2.05) | 1.08 (5.41) | 0.800 |
| Intra- and intermuscular fat/skeletal volumeb | 0.43 (0.72) | 0.41 (1.28) | 0.574 |
| Total body fat/skeletal volumea | 4.49 (2.90) | 5.13 (2.92) | 0.459 |
| Intra- and intermuscular fat/muscle volumeb | 0.16 (0.29) | 0.18 (0.53) | 0.526 |
BCA = body composition analysis, TIPS = transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.
a
Values represent mean (standard deviation).
b
Values represent median (range).