Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2024.
World J Gastrointest Oncol. May 15, 2024; 16(5): 1861-1868
Published online May 15, 2024. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v16.i5.1861
Table 1 Clinicopathologic characteristics of patients, n (%)
Patient characteristics
Sarcopenic
Non-sarcopenic
P value
Sex
Female7 (24.1)21 (23.6)0.567
Male22 (75.9)68 (76.4)N/A
Age in yr
< 6512 (41.4)48 (53.9)0.288
≥ 6517 (58.6)41 (46.1)N/A
PS score in points0.197
0 or 119 (65.5)69 (77.5)N/A
2 or 310 (34.5)20 (22.5)N/A
Differentiation0.823
Moderate or well11 (44.0)29 (41.4)N/A
Poor14 (56.0)41 (58.6)N/A
Smoking history0.193
Yes19 (65.5)46 (51.7)N/A
No10 (34.5)43 (48.3)N/A
Number of metastatic sites0.513
< 219 (65.5)64 (71.9)N/A
≥ 210 (34.5)25 (28.1)N/A
CEA level0.295
< 510 (35.7)40 (47.1)N/A
≥ 518 (64.3)45 (52.9)N/A
BMI in kg/m20.427
Underweight, < 18.51 (3.4)10 (11.2)N/A
Normal, 18.5-24.918 (62.1)47 (52.8)N/A
Overweight, 25.0-29.97 (24.1)27 (30.3)N/A
Obese, > 30.03 (10.3)5 (5.6)N/A
Table 2 Univariate and multivariate analysis of clinicopathologic characteristics on survival
Clinicopathologic characteristics
Univariate analyses, HR (95%CI)
P value
Multivariate analyses, HR (95%CI)
P value
Age in yr, < 65 vs ≥ 651.366 (0.942-1.979)0.100N/AN/A
Sex, female vs male0.963 (0.776-1.196)0.735N/AN/A
PS score in points, 0 or 1 vs 2 or 31.142 (0.745-1.753)0.542N/AN/A
Differentiation, moderate or well vs poor0.947 (0.622-1.441)0.800N/AN/A
Number of metastases, < 2 vs ≥ 21.416 (0.947-2.118)0.090N/AN/A
CEA level, < 5 vs ≥ 51.707 (1.144-2.548)0.0091.650 (1.102-2.469)0.015
Smoking history, yes vs no0.956 (0.794-1.151)0.634N/AN/A
Presence of sarcopenia, yes vs no9.512 (5.489-16.484)0.0009.542 (5.398-16.867)0.000
BMI in kg/m2: underweight, < 18.5; normal, 18.5-24.9; overweight, 25.0-29.9; obese, > 30.00.914 (0.722-1.157)0.456N/AN/A