Table 3.
Body composition at baseline in cachectic, pre-cachectic, and non-cachectic patients. +
| Cachectic (n = 16) | Pre-Cachectic | Non-Cachectic | p-Value for Group Comparisons | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 13) | (n = 23) | Three Group Comparison | Cachectic vs Non-Cachectic | Cachectic vs Pre-Cachectic | Pre-Cachectic vs Non-Cachectic | ||
| Visceral Fat Area | |||||||
| L3/L4 | 152.93 (±92.56) | 231.20 (±68.97) | 184.26 (±68.59) | 0.08 | 0.34 | 0.04 | 0.11 |
| L4/L5 | 134.90 (±74.86) | 204.51 (±57.86) | 154.96 (±51.81) | 0.04 | 0.44 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| Subcutaneous Fat Area | |||||||
| L3/L4 | 204.58 (±101.90) | 301.70 (±125.96) | 255.47 (±130.21) | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.06 | 0.39 |
| L4/L5 | 230.00 (±97.10) | 320.38 (±111.91) | 286.10 (±125.43) | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.06 | 0.50 |
| Dorsal muscle Area | |||||||
| L3/L4 | 37.77 (±14.86) | 30.31 (16.34) | 35.43 (17.25) | 0.57 | 0.72 | 0.29 | 0.47 |
| L4/L5 | 29.44 (±10.26) | 21.84 (14.66) | 27.93 (11.34) | 0.32 | 0.73 | 0.18 | 0.26 |
| Psoas muscle Area | |||||||
| L3/L4 | 19.30 (±8.57) | 18.55 (±6.19) | 19.34 (±6.86) | 0.96 | 0.98 | 0.82 | 0.77 |
| L4/L5 | 28.81 (±24.44) | 19.29 (±6.58) | 22.30 (±7.93) | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.25 | 0.34 |
| Abdominal muscle Area | |||||||
| L3/L4 | 42.88 (±17.46) | 26.02 (±14.07) | 34.25 (±15.12) | 0.06 | 0.20 | 0.03 | 0.19 |
| L4/L5 | 36.07 (±14.49) | 24.92 (±14.58) | 30.01 (±15.61) | 0.24 | 0.33 | 0.09 | 0.43 |
+ One-way ANOVA was used to compare mean differences across the three different phenotypes for continuous variables.