Table 3.
Skeletal muscle abnormalities (n = 108) |
PMA
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Low (n = 35); BMI < 25 kg/m2: < 41 HU; BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2: < 33 HU
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Normal (n = 73); BMI < 25 kg/m2: ≥ 41 HU; BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2: ≥ 33 HU
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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.