Table 1 Patient characteristics and psoas muscle volume in male patients
From: A low psoas muscle volume correlates with a longer hospitalization after radical cystectomy
Total (male only) | PMI < 400 | PMI ≥ 400 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 63) | (n = 34) | (n = 29) | ||
Age | ||||
< 65 years | 30 (47.6%) | 12 (35.3%) | 18 (62.1%) | 0.062 |
≥ 65 years | 33 (52.4%) | 22 (64.7%) | 11 (37.9%) | |
Pathological Tumor Grade | ||||
1 | 1 (1.2%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (38.5%) | 0.477 |
2 | 25 (39.7%) | 13 (41.0%) | 12 (46.1%) | |
3 | 32 (50%) | 19 (59.4%) | 13 (50%) | |
Pathological T Stage | ||||
≤ pT2 | 46 (74.2%) | 21 (63.6%) | 25 (93.1%) | 0.047 |
≥ pT3 | 14 (25.8%) | 12 (37.4%) | 2 (6.9%) | |
Lymph Node Metastasis | ||||
pN0 | 56 (88.9%) | 30 (88.2%) | 26 (89.7%) | 0.097 |
pN+ | 7 (11.1%) | 4 (11.8%) | 3 (10.3%) | |
Concurrent CIS | ||||
Yes | 12 (19.0%) | 5 (14.7%) | 7 (24.1%) | 0.521 |
No | 51 (81.0%) | 29 (85.3%) | 22 (75.9%) | |
Prognosis | ||||
Death | 10 (15.9%) | 8 (23.5%) | 2 (6.9%) | 0.258 |
Alive | 53 (84.1%) | 26 (76.5%) | 27 (93.1%) | |
Body Height | ||||
Median, Mean ± SD | 166, 166 ± 5.84 | 166, 165 ± 6.32 | 167, 167 ± 5.31 | 0.595 |
Psoas area (cm2) | ||||
Median, Mean ± SD | 1078, 1085 ± 255 | 920, 896 ± 152 | 1297,1307 ± 149 | <0.001 |
Psoas Muscle Index (cm2/m2) | ||||
Median, Mean ± SD | 391, 393 ± 92.1 | 347,327 ± 57.3 | 347, 472 ± 56.7 | <0.001 |