Table 1 Clinical indices and pathological data of patients stratified by the presence of preoperative sarcopenia
All patients (n = 77) n (%) | No sarcopenia (n = 47) n (%) | Sarcopenia (n = 30) n (%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years (range) | 42 (20–80) | 41 (21–74) | 43(20–80) | 0.538a |
Gender | ||||
Male | 46 (60) | 31 (66) | 15 (50) | 0.124b |
Female | 31 (40) | 16 (34) | 15 (50) | |
Diagnosis | ||||
Ulcerative colitis | 21 (27) | 15 (32) | 6 (20) | 0.504c |
Crohn disease | 52 (68) | 30 (64) | 22 (73) | |
Indeterminate colitis | 4 (5) | 2 (4) | 2 (7) | |
Location (Crohn) | ||||
L1, ileal | 14 (27) | 9 (30) | 5 (23) | 0.443 |
L2, colonic | 37 (71) | 21 (70) | 16 (73) | |
L3, ileocolonic | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | |
Behaviour (Crohn) | ||||
B1, non-stricturing, non-penetrating | 11 (21) | 6 (20) | 5 (23) | 0.047 |
B2, stricturing | 19 (37) | 15 (50) | 4 (18) | |
B3, penetrating | 22 (42) | 9 (30) | 13 (59) | |
P, perianal disease | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Body weight, kg (range) | 73 (32–129) | 76 (53–118) | 70 (32–129) | 0.170a |
BMI, median (range) | 24 (16–37) | 24 (19–33) | 21 (16–37) | 0.037d |
BMI categories | ||||
Underweight | 5 (7) | 0 (0) | 5 (17) | 0.028c |
Normal | 44 (57) | 28 (60) | 16 (53) | |
Overweight | 12 (16) | 8 (19) | 3 (10) | |
Obese | 16 (21) | 10 (21) | 6 (20) | |
ASA physical score | ||||
Grade 1 | 13 (17) | 9 (19) | 4 (13) | 0.681c |
Grade 2 | 49 (64) | 30 (64) | 19 (63) | |
Grade 3 | 14 (18) | 8 (17) | 6 (20) | |
Grade 4 | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | |
Charlson Comorbidity Index | ||||
0 | 35 (45) | 20 (43) | 15 (50) | 0.214c |
1 | 20 (26) | 15 (32) | 5 (17) | |
2 | 11 (14) | 5 (11) | 6 (20) | |
3 | 3 (39) | 3 (6) | 0 (0) | |
4 | 2 (26) | 0 (0) | 2 (7) | |
5 | 4 (52) | 2 (4) | 2 (7) | |
6 | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | |
7 | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | |
Smoking status | ||||
Non-smoker | 49 (64) | 29 (62) | 20 (67) | 0.558b |
Ex-smoker | 15 (19) | 11 (23) | 4 (13) | |
Smoker | 13 (17) | 7 (15) | 6 (20) | |
Preoperative steroid therapy | ||||
No | 35 (46) | 22 (47) | 13 (43) | 0.475b |
Yes | 42 (55) | 25 (53) | 17 (57) | |
Preoperative immunosuppression | ||||
No | 43 (56) | 23 (49) | 20 (67) | 0.098b |
Yes | 34 (44) | 24 (51) | 10 (33) | |
Preoperative anticoagulation | ||||
No | 73 (95) | 45 (96) | 28 (93) | 0.509c |
Yes | 4 (5) | 2 (4) | 2 (7) | |
Haemoglobin, male (range) | 12 (10.5–13.6) | 12.6 (10.5–13.7) | 11.6 (10.3–12.3) | 0.122 |
Haemoglobin, female (range) | 11.6 (10.5–13.6) | 12.8 (11.4–13.8) | 11.0 (9.8–12) | 0.024 |
White cell count (cells × 109/L) | 10.63 (3.7–28.1) | 10.88 (5.1–28.1) | 10.26 (3.7–19.6) | 0.500d |
Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio | 7.1 (1.09–26.81) | 6.77 (1.09–22.65) | 8.02 (1.11–26.81) | 0.901d |
Albumin (g/L) | 34.9 (17–51) | 35.28 (20–48) | 33.52 (17–51) | 0.283d |
C-reactive protein (mg/L) | 53.04 (0–547) | 46.16 (0–374.7) | 63.26 (0–547) | 0.252d |