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Table 2 Body composition measures comparing females and males (n = 80)

From: Comparison of CT derived body composition at the thoracic T4 and T12 with lumbar L3 vertebral levels and their utility in patients with rectal cancer

 

Level

Female

Male

p -value

N

 

21

59

 

BMI

 

30.6 (7.2)

26.8 (4.5)

0.006

Muscle CSA

T4

128.9 (21.1)

178.3 (30.1)

 < 0.001

T12

75.5 (12.5)

101.1 (20.1)

 < 0.001

L3

107.9 (18.2)

155.3 (27.3)

 < 0.001

SMI

T4

51.3 (9.0)

60.1 (10.4)

 < 0.001

 

T12

30.1 (5.4)

34.2 (7.5)

0.026

 

L3

42.8 (6.3)

52.4 (9.6)

 < 0.001

  1. Data are mean (SD) or n (%), p-value from t-test. BMI Body Mass Index, CSA Cross sectional area, SMI Skeletal Muscle Index, T4 Fourth thoracic vertebral level, T12 Twelfth thoracic vertebral level, L3 Third lumbar vertebral level, SD Standard Deviation
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