Table 2.
Comparisons of population characteristics according to muscle composition and allograft rejection
| Muscle loss* | Allograft rejection | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | p | Yes | No | p | |
| Age (years old) | 55 ± 9 | 50 ± 13 | 0.070 | 48 ± 13 | 51 ± 12 | 0.294 |
| Gender (female/male) | 4/14 | 25/54 | 0.572 | 11/10 | 18/58 | 0.016 |
| Height (cm) | 173.7 ± 6 | 170 ± 8.5 | 0.309 | 167 ± 9 | 172 ± 7 | 0.113 |
| Weight (kg) | 80 ± 13 | 71 ± 14 | 0.07 | 66 ± 15 | 74 ± 14 | 0.159 |
| RBC (× 1012 L) | 4.6 ± 0.5 | 4.7 ± 1 | 0.209 | 4.7 ± 1 | 4.7 ± 0.8 | 0.750 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 13.7 ± 1.7 | 14.1 ± 1.9 | 0.450 | 13.5 ± 2.5 | 14.1 ± 1.7 | 0.175 |
| Hematocrit (vol%) | 42 ± 5 | 42 ± 5 | 0.624 | 41 ± 7 | 43 ± 4 | 0.15 |
| White blood cells (× 109 L) | 9 ± 3 | 9 ± 3 | 0.836 | 9 ± 5 | 9 ± 3 | 0.819 |
| Creatinine (umol/L) | 67 ± 15 | 73 ± 26 | 0.397 | 66.5 ± 22 | 73 ± 25 | 0.267 |
| Albumin (g/dl) | 3.8 ± 4 | 3.9 ± 5 | 0.467 | 3.9 ± 4 | 3.9 ± 5 | 0.814 |
| ESR (mm/h) | 43 ± 23 | 27.8 ± 19 | 0.023 | 30.8 ± 26 | 30.7 ± 19 | 0.996 |
Level of significance p < 0.05
Statistically significant results are given in bold
RBC red blood cell; ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate
*patients with hounsfield unit muscle values < 30; #Student’s t-test and chi-square test for continuous and categorical variables, respectively