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Analysis of hospital outcomes by sarcopenia
| All patients (n = 77) n (%) |
No sarcopenia (n = 47) n % |
Sarcopenia (n = 30) n % |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major complication (Clavien-Dindo ≥ 3a) | 16 (21) | 10 (21) | 6 (20) | 0.566a |
| Major intra-abdominal leak | 11 (14) | 7 (15) | 4 (13) | 0.564c |
| Length of hospital admission (days) median (IQR) | 10 (8–15) | 10 (8–14) | 10.5 (7–18) | 0.741b |
| Hospital readmission < 30 days | 10 (14) | 3 (6) | 7 (23) | 0.030c |
IQR interquartile range
a χ2 test, b Mann-Whitney U test, c Fischer’s exact test
