Table 2 Body composition of the 414 patients.

From: Visceral to subcutaneous fat area ratio predicts severe abdominal adhesions in definitive surgery for anastomotic fistula after small intestine resection

Body composition

Total (n = 414)

Male (n = 231)

Female (n = 183)

P

TAMAI, cm2/m2 (median, IQR)

32.7 (26.7–41.4)

38.0 (33.3–47.5)

28.2 (23.4–36.1)

 < 0.001

VFA, cm2 (median, IQR)

84.3 (58.2–106.3)

85.1 (59.6–107.5)

83.3 (54.3–106.8)

0.13

VFA/TAMAI (median, IQR)

2.5 (1.7–3.2)

2.2 (1.5–2.8)

2.8 (1.9–3.6)

 < 0.001

SFA,cm2/m2 (median, IQR)

93.2 (74.7–109.2)

88.2 (72.2–99.1)

103.4 (81.4–118.2)

 < 0.001

VFA/SFA

0.9 (0.6–1.2)

1.0 (0.7–1.2)

0.8 (0.6–1.1)

 < 0.001

Sarcopenia, no. (%)

333 (80.4)

182 (78.8)

151 (82.5)

0.34

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