Table 2 lung function tests (N = 150) and amount of perirenal fat (N = 175), muscle (N = 123) and subcutaneous fat (N = 123) Median values [lower/upper quartile], p value.
parameter | without cachexia median [lq/uq] | with cachexia median [lq/uq] | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
VC [l] | 3.3 [2.7/3.9] | 3.1 [2.4/3.9] | P = 0.142 |
VC [%] | 93.0 [80.0/102.0] | 84.5 [75.0/97.5] | P = 0.032 |
FEV 1 [l] | 2.8 [2.5/3.5] | 2.7 [2.3/3.4] | P = 0.514 |
FEV 1 [%] | 100 [88.0/115.0] | 98.0 [82.0/108.0] | P = 0.137 |
perirenal fat [1] | 9.0 [5.1/13.5] | 8.3 [5.1/11.2] | P = 0.336 |
M. erector spinae [2] | 33.0 [29.2/36.5] | 31.5 [26.9/36.3] | P = 0.343 |
M. psoas [3a] | 45.1 [38.1/113.0] | 49.3 [40.2/130.1] | P = 0.126 |
M. psoas area [3b] | 1158.3 [854.5/1487.3] | 1228.9 [952.7/1484.8] | P = 0.713 |
subcut. fat medial[4] | 14.4 [7.5/22.8] | 7.9 [5.5/16.9] | P = 0.016 |
subcut. fat lateral[5] | 44.5 [35.1/56.3] | 38.0 [27.0/45.9] | P = 0.007 |