Table 4.
The relationship between modified Glasgow Prognostic Score (mGPS), and measures of body composition and physical function in patients with advanced cancer (n = 523).
| High subcutaneous fat index n = 192 | mGPS = 0 | mGPS = 1 | mGPS = 2 | All | p |
| No | 22 (29.3) | 5 (16.7) | 27 (31.0) | 54 (28.1) | 0.306 |
| Yes | 53 (70.7) | 25 (83.3) | 60 (69.0) | 138 (71.9) | |
| All | 75 | 30 | 87 | 192 | |
| High visceral obesity n = 192 | mGPS = 0 | mGPS = 1 | mGPS = 2 | All | p |
| No | 32 (42.7) | 9 (30.0) | 38 (43.7) | 79 (41.1) | 0.398 |
| Yes | 43 (57.3) | 21 (70.0) | 49 (56.3) | 113 (58.9) | |
| All | 75 | 30 | 87 | 192 | |
| Low skeletal muscle index n = 304 | mGPS = 0 | mGPS = 1 | mGPS = 2 | All | p |
| No | 72 (55.4) | 27 (61.4) | 63 (48.5) | 162 (53.3) | 0.273 |
| Yes | 58 (44.6) | 17 (38.6) | 67 (51.5) | 142 (46.7) | |
| All | 130 | 44 | 130 | 304 | |
| Low skeletal muscle radiodensity n = 292 | mGPS = 0 | mGPS = 1 | mGPS = 2 | All | p |
| No | 62 (50.4) | 15 (34.1) | 39 (31.2) | 116 (39.7) | 0.006 |
| Yes | 61 (49.6) | 29 (65.9) | 86 (68.8) | 176 (60.3) | |
| All | 123 | 44 | 125 | 292 | |
| Timed up and go test failure n = 404 | mGPS = 0 | mGPS = 1 | mGPS = 2 | All | p |
| No | 66 (41.3) | 21 (27.6) | 38 (22.6) | 125 (30.9) | 0.001 |
| Yes | 94 (58.8) | 55 (72.4) | 130 (77.4) | 279 (69.1) | |
| All | 160 | 76 | 168 | 404 | |
| Hand grip strength test failure n = 119 | mGPS = 0 | mGPS =1 | mGPS = 2 | All | p |
| No | 44 (77.2) | 8 (53.3) | 22 (46.8) | 74 (62.2) | 0.005 |
| Yes | 13 (22.8) | 7 (46.7) | 25 (53.2) | 45 (37.8) | |
| All | 57 | 15 | 47 | 119 |