Table 4.
Predictive accuracy of the psoas muscle index and psoas muscle density for all-cause mortality.
| Variables | C-index | p-value | NRI | p-value | IDI | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-cause mortality | ||||||
| Established risk factorsa | 0.775 (0.705–0.845) | Reference | Reference | |||
| + PMI | 0.836 (0.773–0.900) | 0.0095 | 0.922 | < 0.00001 | 0.140 | < 0.00001 |
| + PMD | 0.877 (0.826–0.929) | 0.0005 | 1.159 | < 0.00001 | 0.199 | < 0.00001 |
| + PMI and PMD | 0.893 (0.843–0.942) | < 0.00001 | 1.058 | < 0.00001 | 0.255 | < 0.00001 |
NRI net reclassification improvement, IDI integrated discrimination improvement, PMI psoas muscle index, PMD psoas muscle density.
aGender and age, history of cardiovascular disease, geriatric nutritional risk index, simplified creatinine index, and log of C-reactive protein level.