Table 3 Changes of skeletal muscle index between diagnosis and recurrence

High SMI

n = 4

SMI at diagnosis: 58.0 (42.6–75.2)

SMI at relapse: 52.8 (39.4–78.2))

n = 10

SMI at diagnosis: 58.2 (53.0–62.6)

SMI at relapse: 47.7 (41.6–52.3)

Low SMI

n = 4

SMI at diagnosis: 44.9 (35.8–51.0)

SMI at relapse: 55.3 (41.3–61.3)

n = 29

SMI at diagnosis: 42.8 (32.8–51.8)

SMI at relapse: 42.8 (30.7–52.1)

Total

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