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Table 2 Univariate and multivariable analyses for overall survival

From: No evidence for changes in skeletal muscle mass or weight during first-line chemotherapy for metastatic colorectal cancer

Characteristic

 

Univariate analysis

Multivariablea analysis

No. evt/ No. pts

Median OS (95% CI)

HR [95% CI]

P-value

HR [95% CI]

P-value

Age (years)

1.04 [1.00; 1.08]

0.034

  

Sex

 Male

17/37

22 (20; NR)

1

0.900

  

 Female

15/38

21 (20; NR

1.05 [0.52; 2.1]

   

ECOG Performance status

 0–1

32/68

21 (20; 24)

NA

NA

  

 2

0/7

NA

NA

   

Number of metastatic sites

 1

11/28

22 (20; NA)

1

0.500

  

 ≥ 2

21/47

22 (19; NA)

1.29 [0.62; 2.68]

   

Treatment

 XELIRI

11/31

22 (20; NA)

1

0.150

  

 FOLFIRI

21/44

21 (20; 24)

1.71 [0.82; 3.56]

   

Body mass index category (kg/m2)

 < 25

22/45

21 (19; NA)

1

0.180

  

 ≥ 25

10/30

24 (21; NA)

0.60 [0.28; 1.26]

   

Model 1: SMM depletion at baseline

 No

13/35

24 (20; NA)

1

0.150

1

0.791

 Yes

19/40

21 (20; 23)

1.69 [0.83; 3.43]

 

1.14 [0.44; 2.98]

 

Model 2: L3 skeletal muscle score

  

0.65 [0.45; 0.94]

0.023

0.71 [0.41; 1.22]

0.211

Model 3: L3 visceral adipose tissue score

  

1.03 [0.71; 1.48]

0.880

1.05 [0.67; 1.64]

0.833

Model 4: L3 subcutaneous adipose tissue score

  

0.68 [0.46; 1.01]

0.054

0.71 [0.44; 1.14]

0.153

Model 5: L3 total adipose tissue score

  

0.84 [0.57; 1.23]

0.370

0.87 [0.53; 1.38]

0.557

Model 6: Skeletal muscle density (HU)

  

0.98 [0.94; 1.01]

0.210

1.01 [0.95; 1.06]

0.868

  1. No. evt number events, No. pts. number patients, HR Hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, p-value, ECOG Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, HU Hounsfield Units, NA not available, SMM Skeletal Muscle mass depletion thresholds were those defined by Martin et al. [6]
  2. aEach 6 multivariable models assessing effect of each body component parameter on overall survival were adjusted for age, sex, number of metastases, treatment, BMI