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Table 4 Changes in body composition between diagnosis and recurrence

From: Degradation of skeletal mass in locally advanced oesophageal cancer between initial diagnosis and recurrence

 

Whole cohort

Initial high SMI group

Initial low SMI group

 
 

At diagnosis

At relapse

P-value*

At diagnosis

At relapse

P-value*

At diagnosis

At relapse

P-valuea

SMI (cm2/m2), median (range)

44.9 (25.3–75.2)

45.4 (30.8–78.2)

0.08

58.0 (42.6–75.2)

55.2 (39.4–78.2)

< 0.001

42.3 (25.3–51.8)

44.5 (30.8–52.3)

0.71

VAT index (cm2/m2), median (range)

52.2 (1.4–164.4)

58.6 (3.7–160.7)

< 0.001

68.9 (6.9–159.8)

72.0 (16.4–95.6)

0.014

43.7 (1.4–164.4)

56.7 (3.7–160.7)

0.82

SAT index (cm2/m2), median (range)

44.5 (0.6–61.8)

43.7 (5.09–198.4)

0.8

23.6 (2.4–55.3)

71.1 (21.2–198.4)

0.77

15.6 (0.6–61.8)

42.7 (5.09–101.9)

0.54

IMAT index (cm2/m2), median (range)

0.12 (0.0–0.5)

0.09 (0.02–0.5)

0.9

0.09 (0.1–0.5)

0.09 (0.02–0.5)

0.60

0.11 (0.0–0.5)

0.10 (0.02–0.4)

0.74

BMI (kg/m2)

24.1 (14.9–47.7)

23.8 (16.4–34.6)

0.04

27.9 (20.9–47.7)

26.3 (21.7–34.6)

0.05

22.6 (14.9–37.2)

23.5 (16.4–30.8)

0.21

  1. IMAT: infiltration inter-muscular adipose tissue; SAT: subcutaneous adipose tissue; SMI: skeletal muscle index; VAT: visceral adipose tissue
  2. apaired t test