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. 2020 Feb 2;11(1):9–22. doi: 10.14740/wjon1225

Table 6. Adjusted Hazard Ratios of Sarcopenic Factors for Overall Survival and Progression-Free Survival by Multivariate Cox Proportional Hazard Analyses.

Variables Progression-free survival
Overall survival
HR (95% CI) P HR (95% CI) P
BMI (kg/m2)
  ≥ 18.5 1 (Reference) 1(Reference)
  < 18.5 1.11 (0.55 - 2.24) 0.77 1.83 (0.79 - 4.21) 0.16
PMI (cm2/m2)
  High 1 (Reference) 1(Reference)
  Low 0.84 (0.48 - 1.48) 0.56 1.05 (0.54 - 2.03) 0.88
IMAC
  High 1 (Reference) 1(Reference)
  Low 0.79 (0.38 - 1.67) 0.54 0.43 (0.18 - 0.998) 0.0496
VSR
  High 1 (Reference) 1(Reference)
  Low 0.78 (0.42 - 1.46) 0.44 0.72 (0.35 - 1.49) 0.37
VFA
  < 100 cm2 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
  ≥ 100 cm2 1.09 (0.64 - 1.84) 0.75 1.22 (0.67 - 2.20) 0.52

Multivariate adjustment for serum albumin (< 3.5 vs. ≥ 3.5 g/dL), neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (< 5 vs. ≥ 5), ECOG-PS (0 - 1 vs. 2 - 4) and driver mutation of EGFR or ALK (wild-type vs. mutated). BMI: body mass index; CI: confidence interval; HR: hazard ratio; IMAC: intramuscular adipose tissue content; PMI: psoas muscle index; VFA: visceral fat area; VSR: visceral to subcutaneous adipose tissue area ratio; ECOG-PS: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; EGFR: epidermal growth factor receptor; ALK: anaplastic lymphoma kinase.