Table 2.
Clinical markers of disease activity and nutritional status.
| Present |
Absent |
P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 51) | (n = 86) | |||
| Preoperative serum CRP | mg/L, median, (range) | 0.53 (0.02–20.5) | 0.19 (0.01–10.7) | 0.006⁎ |
| Preoperative serum albumin | mg/dL, median, (range) | 3.5 (1.6–4.3) | 3.8 (2.3–4.9) | 0.002⁎ |
| PNI | Median, (range) | 38.6 (16.3–58) | 42.6 (25.1–58) | 0.009⁎ |
| BMI | Median, (range) | 18.8 (12.9–26.5) | 19.2 (11.1–26.5) | 0.37 |
| Visceral fat area | cm2, median, (range) | 43.4 (2.9–165.5) | 35.8 (2.9–259) | 0.43 |
| Subcutaneous fat area | cm2, median, (range) | 66.8 (2.0–224.8) | 65.9 (2.0–203.5) | 0.96 |
| VFI | Median, (range) | 0.78 (0.04–8.67) | 0.67 (0.06–10.0) | 0.42 |
| Skeletal muscle mass | cm2, median, (range) | 117.7 (65.8–180.2) | 126.0 (63.0–188.6) | 0.15 |
| SMI | Median, (range) | 40.4 (29.3–65.4) | 44.5 (28.7–69.5) | 0.01⁎ |
BMI; body mass index, CRP; C-reactive protein, PNI; prognostic nutritional index, VFI; visceral fat index, SMI; skeletal muscle index.
⁎
Indicates statistical significance (P < 0.05).