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. 2023 May 14;29(18):2875–2887. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i18.2875

Table 3.

The different skeletal muscle abnormalities in patients

Skeletal muscle abnormalities (n = 108) PMA
Low (n = 35); BMI < 25 kg/m2: < 41 HU; BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2: < 33 HU
Normal (n = 73); BMI < 25 kg/m2: ≥ 41 HU; BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2: ≥ 33 HU
TPMT Low (n = 31); Male: < 10.7 mm/m; Female: < 7.8 mm/m Sarcopenia; Myosteatosis; (n = 15) Sarcopenia; No myosteatosis; (n = 14)
Normal (n = 77); Male: ≥ 10.7 mm/m; Female: ≥ 7.8 mm/m Myosteatosis; No sarcopenia; (n = 20) No myosteatosis; No sarcopenia; (n = 59)

BMI: Body mass index; PMA: Psoas muscle attenuation; TPMT: Transversal psoas muscle thickness; HU: Hounsfield units.