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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Surgery. 2017 May 24;162(2):377–384. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2017.03.014

Figure 2. Sex-Specific Differences in Sarcopenia by Psoas Area (PI) and Psoas Density (HUAC).

Figure 2

a. The average PI value between males and females is significantly different, (9.01 vs 5.95 cm2/m2, p < 0.001).

b. The average HUAC value between males and females is not significantly different, (43.6 HU vs 42.7 HU, p = 0.46).

PI; Psoas Index, HUAC; Hounsfield Unit average calculation, HU; Hounsfield Unit,

Error bars are standard deviation, * marks significance below a = 0.05