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. 2025 May 15;15:16946. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-01205-w

Table 3.

Correlation of the muscle wasting percent and nutritional intake in the study group during the first week of admission.

No (%) Percent of change in muscle thickness Test of significance P-value
Mean ± SD
Achievement of goal requirements by the end of 1st week Yes 21 (38.2%) 10.90 ± 9.61 3.741#  < 0.001
No 34 (61.8%) 19.81 ± 7.88

#: Independent sample t-test. *: ANOVA test, a: Spearman correlation, SD: standard deviation.