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Overall survival of HCC patients according to the presence of sarcopenia. Among the 160 surgically treated HCC patients, the prevalence of sarcopenia defined as a low PMI (PMI less than the sex-specific cutoff of 3.33 cm2/m2 for men and 2.38 cm2/m2 for women) was 17.5%. The sarcopenic group showed a significantly lower overall survival than the non-sarcopenic group. HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; PMI, psoas muscle index.
