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. 2017 Sep 25;26(3):861–868. doi: 10.1007/s00520-017-3902-6

Table 3.

Univariate and multivariate analyses of body composition parameters for DFS and OS (n = 119)

Disease-free survival Overall survival
Univariate Multivariate Univariate Multivariate
HR (95% CI) p HR (95% CI) p HR (95% CI) p HR (95% CI) p
Sarcopenia: yes vs. no 0.4 (0.2–1.1) 0.08 0.3 (0.1–0.8) 0.02 0.3 (0.09–0.8) 0.03 0.3 (0.1–0.99) 0.05
BMI < 25 kg/ m 2 vs. > 25 kg/m2 0.4 (0.1–1.0) 0.05 2.8 (0.1–1.1) 0.09 0.7 (0.3–1.7) 0.4
SAT index (cm2/m2)
< 107.7 cm 2 /m 2 vs. > 107.7 cm2/m2
0.5 (0.2–1.1) 0.1 0.5 (0.1–1.3) 0.1 0.9 (0.3–2.3) 0.8
VAT index (cm2/m2)
< 55.6 cm 2 /m 2 vs. > 55.6 cm2/m2
0.4 (0.2–1.0) 0.05 1.4 (0.5–4.1) 0.5 0.6 (0.2–1.6) 0.3
IMAT index (cm2/m2)
< 3.5 cm2/m2 vs. > 3.5 cm 2 /m 2
4.0 (1.5–10.6) 0.005 2.8 (1.0–7.8) 0.04 4.0 (1.3–12.1) 0.01 3.6 (1.2–10.8) 0.02
VAT/SAT ratio
< 0.69 cm2/m2 vs. > 0.69 cm 2 /m 2
2.5 (1.0–5.9) 0.03 2.0 (0.7–5.6) 0.1 2.2 (0.9–5.6) 0.07 1.5 (0.6–3.9) 0.3

BMI: body mass index; VAT index: visceral adipose tissue; SAT index: subcutaneous adipose tissue; IMAT index: muscle fat infiltration