Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients at the base line
| Characteristics | GC (N=20) | DTG (N=58) | DTSG (N=32) | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
| Gender | |||||||
| Women | 9 | 45.00 | 24 | 41.38 | 17 | 53.13 | -0.06 |
| Men | 11 | 55 | 34 | 58.62 | 15 | 46.87 | |
| Total | 20 | 100 | 58 | 100 | 32 | 100 | |
| Age | |||||||
| <40 | 13 | 65 | 26 | 44.83 | 21 | 65.63 | -0.05 |
| 40-65 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 50 | 11 | 34.37 | |
| >65 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5.17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Average age | 38.3484 (± 17.00) |
38.6552 (± 16.26) |
35.4688 (± 9.09) |
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| Area of provenience | |||||||
| Urban | 15 | 75 | 47 | 81.03 | 26 | 81.25 | -0.04 |
| Rural | 5 | 25 | 11 | 18.97 | 6 | 18.75 | |
| Total | 20 | 100 | 58 | 100 | 32 | 100 | |
| Clinical parameters | |||||||
| Initial average BMI |
30.09 (± 6.40) |
31.63 (± 7.44) |
30.18 (± 8.82) |
-0.01 | |||
| Initial average Sarcopenic Index | 8.70 (± 1.5344) |
8.14 (± 2.10) |
8.10 (± 1.75) |
-0.09 | |||
| Weight status | |||||||
| Underweight | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.73 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 |
| Normal | 2 | 10 | 8 | 13.79 | 11 | 34.37 | |
| Overweight | 12 | 60 | 12 | 20.68 | 9 | 28.12 | |
| Obesity grade I | 2 | 10 | 20 | 34.49 | 5 | 15.63 | |
| Obesity grade II | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15.52 | 2 | 6.25 | |
| Obesity grade III | 3 | 15 | 8 | 13.79 | 5 | 15.63 | |
Legend: N: Number of patients.