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. 2018 Apr 2;7(5):1630–1641. doi: 10.1002/cam4.1365

Table 3.

Outcomes of patients according to body composition and sex

SAT index SM index
Low (%)a High (%)b Low (%)b High (%)2 Male (%) Female (%) Overall (%)
Metastasis‐free survival
5 years 79.2 86.7 81.3 84.6 81.3 91.1 83.0
10 years 77.7 86.3 80.9 83.4 80.0 91.1 82.1
Locoregional control
5 years 69.0 77.3 68.7 77.5 70.8 84.6 73.4
10 years 66.8 75.6 66.8 75.6 68.9 82.6 71.4
Overall survival
5 years 60.3 72.2 59.2 73.2 62.8 83.0 66.4
10 years 48.5 66.7 50.2 64.8 53.3 77.6 57.6

SAT, subcutaneous fat tissue; SM, skeletal muscle.

a

Low SAT defined as SAT index <19.49 cm2/m2 for women and <7.24 cm2/m2 for men, high SAT defined as SAT index ≥ 19.49 cm2/m2 for women and ≥7.24 cm2/m2 for men.

b

Low SM defined as SM index <34.3 cm2/m2 for women and < 51.74 cm2/m2 for men, high SM defined as SM index ≥ 34.3 cm2/m2 for women and ≥ 51.74 cm2/m2 for men.