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Table 3 Optimal cutoff for association with OS

From: Prognostic value of adipose tissue and muscle mass in advanced colorectal cancer: a post hoc analysis of two non-randomized phase II trials

 

Optimal cutoff

for association with OS

high

N (%)

low

N (%)

Skeletal muscle index

47.5

54 (25%)

163 (75%)

Muscle density

22.5

175 (81%)

42 (19%)

Subcutaneous fat index

50

129 (59%)

88 (41%)

Subcutaneous fat density

-100

110 (51%)

107 (49%)

Visceral fat index

60

64 (29%)

153 (71%)

Visceral fat density

−90

102 (47%)

115 (53%)

  1. Skeletal muscle index, subcutaneous fat index, visceral fat index are expressed in cm2/m2; muscle density, subcutaneous fat density, visceral fat density are expressed in HU