Table 2.

Temporal muscle thickness and area measurement according to patients’ characteristics.

Group		TMT median (min–max)	p–value	TMA median (min–max)	p-value
Age
	<65 years	6.7 (3.1–16.8)	0.048	461 (161–803)	0.025
	≥65 years	5.9 (2.8–12.2)		378 (154–627)
Sex
	Female	6.7 (2.8–16.8)	0.631	396 (154–776)	0.006
	Male	6.6 (4.4–12.2)		492 (213–803)
ECOG performance status
	0–1	6.6 (2.8–16.8)	0.657	459 (154–803)	0.586
	≥2	6.8 (3.1–10.3)		399 (161–657)
Operation
	Subtotal excision	6.7 (3.1–16.8)	0.232	455 (161–803)	0.178
	Gross total excision	6.4 (2.8–10.0)		414 (154–681)
Tumor diameter
	<30 mm	6.4 (3.1–12.2)	0.205	380 (160–600)	0.006
	≥30mm	6.8 (2.8–16.8)		493 (154–803)
Tumor hemisphere
	Right	7.4 (4.7–16.8)	0.006	468 (213–803)	0.033
	Left	6.4 (2.8–10.3)		403 (154–627)
Body mass index status (kg/m2) (kg/m2)
	<25	6.3 (4.6–10.3)	0.123	462 (213–603)	0.996
	25–30	6.8 (4.4–9.4)		468 (187–803)
	>30	7.4 (2.8–16.8)		468 (154–776)

ECOG: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group,

TMT: Temporal Muscle Thickness,

TMA: Temporal Muscle Area.