Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the participants.

From: One-year longitudinal association between changes in aortic regional morphology and muscle mass in cancer

Age, year

57.3 ± 11.3

Male, %

36 (36)

BMI, kg/m2

23.8 ± 3.2

Smoking, %

31 (31)

Systolic pressure, mmHg

119.0 ± 14.1

Diastolic pressure, mmHg

78.2 ± 8.8

Triglycerides, mg/dL

1.6 ± 0.9

HDL-C, mmol/L

1.2 ± 0.3

LDL-C, mmol/L

2.8 ± 0.8

Total cholesterol, mmol/L

4.6 ± 0.9

Total protein, g/L

71.7 ± 5.4

Aspartate transaminase, U/L

23.4 ± 10.5

Alanine aminotransferase, U/L

20.2 ± 13.4

Alkaline phosphatase, U/L

114.8 ± 137.9

Urea, mmol/L

4.9 ± 1.3

Creatinine, µmol/L

57.7 ± 14.3

Hemoglobin, g/L

129.4 ± 19.0

Fasting glucose, mmol/L

5.2 ± 1.1

CRP, mg/L

22.4 ± 16.0

Red blood cell count

4.3 ± 0.6

White blood cell count

6.4 ± 2.6

Platelet count

261.2 ± 91.6

Primary tumor site, %

 Lung

32 (32)

 Digestive system

6 (6)

 Urinary/reproductive system

22 (22)

 Breast

36 (36)

 Other

4 (4)

Cancer status, %

 Localised

64 (64)

 Locally advanced/advanced

36 (36)

 Metastatic/recurrent

0 (0)

Treatment, %

 Single modality

  Surgery only

49 (49)

  Chemotherapy

18 (18)

  Radiation

12 (12)

 Multiple modalities

  Surgery ± radiation and/ or chemotherapy

18 (18)

  Radiation and chemotherapy

3 (3)

  1. All results were reported as mean ± standard deviations or number (percentage).
  2. BMI Body mass index, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, CRP C-reactive protein.