Fig. 2

Time course of change in the body composition and nutrition indices after radical cystectomy. a, total volume of the psoas major muscle; b, partial volume of the psoas major muscle at the level of L3-L4; c, cross-section area of the psoas major muscle at the level of L3; d, abdominal skeletal muscle area at the level of L3, referred as skeletal mass index (SMI); e, volume of abdominal visceral fat; f, volume of abdominal subcutaneous fat; g, visceral-to-subcutaneous ratio (fat distribution); h, the PNI; and i, the CONUT score. Relative values are used for the body composition indices (a-g), and raw values for nutrition indices (h and i). For the body composition indices, the time course of change in absolute values is shown in Fig. S1. Data are expressed as means and standard deviations. Scores at each time point (1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months after radical cystectomy) were compared to baseline (BL) scores using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test: *, P < 0.05; **, P < 0.01; and ***, P < 0.001