Postop Sarcopenic Patients (n = 25)

Postoperative Non-Sarcopenic Patients (n = 9)

p-value 

Postoperative SMI

39.2      (34.1-47.9)

54.2      (46.2-61.2)

<0.001

7 day postoperative weight change (%)

-1.34    (-4.6 - +3.8)

-1.4      (-6 - -0.1)

0.471

7 day postoperative BMI (kg/m²)

24.1      (21.3-27.5)

31.1      (29.9-35.1)

0.001

7 day postoperative PG-SGA

• A (well-nourished)
• B, C (malnourished)

11         (44%)

14        (56%)

5          (55.6%)

4          (44.4%)

0.618

7 day postoperative HGS (% predicted)

80.2      (64.2-95)

62.1      (46.1-84.2)

0.102

14 day postoperative weight change (%)

-3         (-6.1 - +4.5)

-5.9      (-8.4 - -3.5)

0.097

14 day postoperative BMI (kg/m²)

23.4      (20-27.9)

30.4      (28.5-30.4)

0.001

14 day postoperative HGS (% predicted)

81.5      (70.9-92.5)

88.3      (75.1-101.1)

0.324

21 day postoperative weight change (%)

-3         (-7.2 - -0.8)

-7         (-14.6 - -5.6)

0.016

21 day postoperative BMI (kg/m²)

23.6      (19.9-26)

28.2      (27.5-32.9)

0.001

3 month postoperative weight change (%)

-7.3      (-12.7 - -3.5)

-16.5    (-18.9 - -11.4)

0.016