Table 3.
Characteristics of follow‐up patients
| Characteristics | All (n = 118) | Sarcopenia (n = 108) | No sarcopenia (n = 10) | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 65.8 | ±9.9 | 66.4 | ±9.7 | 60.1 | ±10.4 | 0.043 |
| Gender | 0.371 | ||||||
| Male | 80 | 67% | 72 | 66% | 8 | 80% | |
| Female | 39 | 33% | 37 | 34% | 2 | 20% | |
| Weight, kg | 65 | 55–77 | 64 | 55–77.5 | 69 | 60–74.8 | 0.612 |
| Height, cm | 173 | 165–179 | 173 | 164.5–179 | 173 | 164.5–178.3 | 0.799 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 22.3 | 20.0–24.9 | 22 | 19.6–24.7 | 23.5 | 21.7–25.6 | 0.427 |
| Weight loss, kg | 10 | 7–17 | 10 | 7.5–17 | 10 | 5–15 | 0.58 |
| CCI | 6.8 | ±2.1 | 6.8 | ±1.6 | 7.1 | ±1.6 | 0.725 |
| Muscle parameters | |||||||
| TMA†, m2 | 101.6 | 85.1–119.1 | 97.1 | 83.2–116.4 | 131.9 | 115.9–161.7 | 0.001 |
| SMI‡, m2/cm2 | 35.4 | 29.6–40.0 | 33.5 | 28.8–38.3 | 45.3 | 40.0–53.4 | 0.000 |
| SMI Change | −4.1 | −8.9‐(−0.3) | −4.3 | −9.1‐(−0.8) | −1.3 | −5.4‐1.3 | 0.073 |
†
Cross‐sectional total muscle area (TMA) at the level of L3.
‡
Skeletal muscle index (SMI) = TMA/(height2).
BMI, body mass index; CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index.