Table 1 Characteristics by level of FFMI-based cachexia index in patients with colorectal cancer.
From: Prognostic value of the fat-free mass index-based cachexia index in patients with colorectal cancer
Characteristic | FFMI-based cachexia | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Low n = 331 | High n = 325 | p-value | |
Sex, male, n (%) | 169 (51.1) | 226 (57.20) | < 0.001 |
Age, years, (median (IQR)) | 61.03 ± 11.27 | 57.82 ± 9.97 | < 0.001 |
BMI (median (IQR)) | 20.31 (22.51, 25.06) | 23.05 (20.83, 25.32) | 0.064 |
Hypertension, yes, n (%) | 78 (23.6) | 52 (40.0) | 0.015 |
Diabetes, yes, n (%) | 44 (13.3) | 28 (8.6) | 0.055 |
Smoking yes, n (%) | 109 (32.9) | 140 (43.1) | 0.007 |
Drinking, yes, n (%) | 58 (17.5) | 79 (24.30) | 0.033 |
Family history, yes, n (%) | 57 (17.2) | 69 (21.20) | 0.192 |
TNM stage, n (%) | |||
Stage I | 21 (6.3) | 14 (4.3) | 0.003 |
Stage II | 77 (23.3) | 64 (19.7) | |
Stage III | 113 (34.1) | 157 (48.3) | |
Stage IV | 120 (36.3) | 90 (27.7) | |
Surgery, yes, n (%) | 141 (42.6) | 39 (12.0) | < 0.001 |
Radiotherapy, yes, n (%) | 4 (1.2) | 2 (0.6) | 0.686 |
Chemotherapy, yes, n (%) | 148 (44.7) | 238 (73.20) | < 0.001 |
White blood cells, median (IQR) | 6.89 (5.25, 9.16) | 4.79 (3.92, 5.96) | < 0.001 |
Neutrophil, median (IQR) | 4.61 (3.29, 6.91) | 2.44 (1.76, 3.33) | < 0.001 |
Lymphocyte, median (IQR) | 1.23 (0.86, 1.59) | 1.69 (1.39, 2.08) | < 0.001 |
Platelets, median (IQR) | 221.00 (180.00, 288.00) | 203.00 (160.50, 246.00) | 0.334 |
Red blood cells, median (IQR) | 4.09 (3.71, 4.46) | 4.46 (4.14, 4.84) | < 0.001 |
Hemoglobin, median (IQR) | 120.0 (104.00, 134.00) | 133 (120.00, 144.50) | < 0.001 |
Albumin, median (IQR) | 36.7 (32.3, 40.6) | 40.60 (38.00, 42.85) | < 0.001 |
CRP, median (IQR) | 8.15 (3.08, 40.85) | 3.14 (3.02, 6.79) | < 0.001 |
KPS score, median (IQR) | 90.00 (80.00, 90.00) | 90.00 (90.00, 100.00) | < 0.001 |
PG-SGA score, median (IQR) | 6.00 (4.00, 9.00) | 4 (2.00, 7.00) | < 0.001 |
Cachexia, yes, n (%) | 127 (38.40) | 100 (30.8) | 0.064 |
NRS2002, median (IQR) | 1 (0,1) | 1 (0, 2.5) | < 0.001 |
Global quality of life score, median (IQR) | 47.00 (43.00, 54.00) | 45.00 (42.00, 49.00) | < 0.001 |
Short-term outcome, yes, n (%) | 21 (6.3) | 3 (0.9) | < 0.001 |
Status, death, n (%) | 123 (32.7) | 51 (15.7) | < 0.001 |
Length of hospitalization, median (IQR) | 12.00 (9.00, 16.00) | 9.00 (5.00, 11.50) | < 0.001 |
Hospitalization expenses, median (IQR) | 26319.5 (12440.8, 56243.0) | 13245.9 (7341.75, 21398.25) | < 0.001 |
