Table 3.

Association of carnitine levels with sarcopenia, nutrition status, surgical outcome

Variable	TC	FC	AC
Sarcopenia	P = 0.0124	P = 0.0243	P = 0.102
With sarcopenia group (n = 57)	63.3 (29–102.5)	52.2 (24.8–93.5)	11 (4.2–24.5)
Without sarcopenia group (n = 57)	56.6 (25.5–91.2)	46.8 (20.6–77.2)	9.8 (3.9–18.9)
Nutrition status a	P = 0.0003	P = 0.0001	P = 0.484
Low PNI group (n = 66)	54.3 (25.5–90.8)	44.2 (20.6–69.5)	10.2 (3.9–20.4)
High PNI group (n = 48)	64 (38–102.5)	53.4 (29.4–93.5)	10.7 (4.7–19.1)
Surgical outcome	P = 0.997	P = 0.872	P = 0.411
With postoperative complication (n = 37)	59.9 (32–90.8)	49.2 (22.8–77.2)	10.9 (5.4–24.5)
Without postoperative complication (n = 77)	59.9 (25.5–102.5)	49.6 (20.6–93.5)	10.2 (3.9–20.4)

AC, acylcarnitine FC, free carnitine; PNI, prognostic nutritional index; TC, total carnitine.

^a Cut‐off value is mean PNI value.