TABLE 2.
Body mass parameters variability across Tumor Response after initial TACE.
Body Mass Parameters | N | Overall | N | CR + PR | N | PD + SD | P-value |
Muscle index | 192 | 46.3 (39.6–52.8) | 129 | 46.2 (39.5–52.5) | 63 | 46.4 (39.5–53.0) | 0.835 |
Muscle HU | 192 | 50.2 (46.6–54.3) | 129 | 50.6 (46.6–54.3) | 63 | 49.8 (46.8–54.3) | 0.548 |
SAT index | 192 | 37.0 (27.5–51.1) | 129 | 38.7 (27.7–52.4) | 63 | 34.2 (24.8–47.9) | 0.133 |
SAT HU | 192 | −103.6 (−110.7 to −97.2) | 129 | −103.9 (−111.1 to −98.5) | 63 | −102.9 (−109.7 to −95.0) | 0.106 |
VAT index | 192 | 38.0 (24.6–55.2) | 129 | 38.3 (26.1–55.3) | 63 | 34.2 (21.0–53.6) | 0.344 |
VAT HU | 192 | −89.1 (−96.7 to −77.2) | 129 | −90.6 (−98.2 to −80.7) | 63 | −81.9 (−94.8 to −70.4) | 0.001 |
BMI | 192 | 22.5 (20.8–24.2) | 129 | 22.6 (20.8–24.2) | 63 | 22.0 (20.7–24.7) | 0.703 |
BMI, Body mass index; VAT, visceral adipose tissue; SAT, subcutaneous adipose tissue; HU, hounsfield units.