Sarcopenia Does Not Affect Survival or Outcomes in Soft-Tissue Sarcoma

Table 2

Outcome variables by gender.

	Male ()	Female ()	value
Average height-adjusted TPA (cm^2/m^2)	7.3	5.2	<0.001^2
Median height-adjusted TPA (range, cm^2/m^2)	7.3 (6.1–8.2)	4.9 (4.4–5.9)
Wound infection			0.12^1
Yes ()	15	8
No ()	54	60
Wound complications			0.064^1
Yes ()	24	14
No ()	45	54
Wound dehiscence			0.14^1
Yes ()	15	13
No ()	8	2
Wound necrosis			0.8^1
Yes ()	7	4
No ()	16	11
Average length of hospital stay (days)	3.9	4.3	0.7^2
Median length of hospital stay (range in days)	3.0 (3.0–4.2)	3.0 (3.0–6.0)
Postsurgical disposition			0.8^1
Home ()	57	59
Home with home health physical therapy ()	4	1
Skilled nursing facility ()	2	3
Inpatient rehab ()	3	3
Transfer to another hospital ()	2	1
Unknown disposition ()	1	1

1 = Pearson test, 2 = Wilcoxon test.