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. 2024 Oct 7;14:23309. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-74060-w

Table 3.

Associations between body composition measures and clinical outcomes.

At diagnosis After 3 years After 5 years
SMI < 48.6 cm2/m2 (n = 46) SMI ≥ 48.6 cm2/m2 (n = 39) P SMI < 48.6 cm2/m2 (n = 65) SMI ≥ 48.6 cm2/m2 (n = 20) P SMI < 48.6 cm2/m2 (n = 62) SMI ≥ 48.6 cm2/m2 (n = 23) P
Death 6 (13.0) 0 (0.0) 0.019 5 (7.7) 1 (5.0) 0.681 3 (4.8) 3 (13.0) 0.190
Recurrence 6 (13.0) 4 (10.3) 0.691 7 (10.8) 3 (15.0) 0.608 7 (11.3) 3 (13.0) 0.824
Grade 4 Neutropenia 16 (34.8) 4 (10.3) 0.008 18 (27.7) 2 (10.0) 0.103 17 (27.4) 3 (13.0) 0.165
SAT < 226.6 cm2 (n = 54) SAT ≥ 226.6 cm2 (n = 31) P SAT < 226.6 cm2 (n = 51) SAT ≥ 226.6 cm2 (n = 34) P SAT < 226.6 cm2 (n = 56) SAT ≥ 226.6 cm2 (n = 29) P
Death 6 (11.1) 0 (0.0) 0.054 4 (7.8) 2 (5.9) 0.730 5 (8.9) 1 (3.4) 0.349
Recurrence 8 (14.8) 2 (6.5) 0.249 7 (13.7) 3 (8.8) 0.492 9 (16.1) 1 (3.4) 0.087
Grade 4 Neutropenia 13 (24.1) 7 (22.6) 0.876 11 (21.6) 9 (26.5) 0.602 12 (21.4) 8 (27.6) 0.526
VAT < 45.5 cm2 (n = 19) VAT ≥ 45.5 cm2 (n = 66) P VAT < 45.5 cm2 (n = 20) VAT ≥ 45.5 cm2 (n = 65) P VAT < 45.5 cm2 (n = 18) VAT ≥ 45.5 cm2 (n = 67) P
Death 3 (15.8) 3 (4.5) 0.092 2 (10.0) 4 (6.2) 0.557 2 (11.1) 4 (6.0) 0.450
Recurrence 2 (10.5) 8 (12.1) 0.849 3 (15.0) 7 (10.8) 0.608 4 (22.2) 6 (9.0) 0.121
Grade 4 Neutropenia 5 (26.3) 15 (22.7) 0.745 5 (25.0) 15 (23.1) 0.859 4 (22.2) 16 (23.9) 0.883

Data are expressed as the number of patients with percentages in parentheses.

SMI skeletal muscle index, SAT subcutaneous adipose tissue area, VAT visceral adipose tissue area.