Prevalence of sarcopenia in patients with surgical obstructive jaundice and its impact on clinical outcomes

Table 3 Incidence of sarcopenia in obstructive jaundice by etiology, mean ± SD/n (%)

Parameters	Bile duct diseases (n = 241)	Pancreatic diseases (n = 32)	Liver diseases (n = 91)	Other diseases (n = 46)	F/χ2	P value
Age	63.89 ± 13.09	63.78 ± 10.73	55.98 ± 12.85a	63.74 ± 13.35c	25.660	< 0.001
Sex					7.730
Male	137 (64.0)	15 (46.9)	67 (73.6)	29 (63.0)
Female	77 (36.0)	17 (53.1)	24 (26.4)	17 (37.0)
Slow pace	87 (40.7)	14 (43.8)	15 (16.5)d,e,f	18 (39.1)	18.147	< 0.001
Decreased grip strength	107 (50.0)	13 (40.6)	22 (24.2)j,k	22 (47.8)	17.959	< 0.001
Lower ASMI	88 (41.1)	19 (59.4)	18 (19.8)g,h,i	20 (43.5)	20.525	< 0.001
SC	71 (33.2)	11 (34.4)	9 (9.9)a,b,c	17 (37.0)	20.031	< 0.001

^aP < 0.05. The proportion of sarcopenia with liver diseases was lower than in patients with bile duct diseases, pancreatic diseases, and other diseases.

^bP < 0.05. The proportion of sarcopenia with liver diseases was lower than in patients with bile duct diseases, pancreatic diseases, and other diseases.

^cP < 0.05. The proportion of sarcopenia with liver diseases was lower than in patients with bile duct diseases, pancreatic diseases, and other diseases.

^dP < 0.05. The proportion of patients with liver disease who exhibited slow walking speed and lower ASMI values was lower than that in patients with bile duct diseases, pancreatic diseases, and other diseases.

^eP < 0.05. The proportion of patients with liver disease who exhibited slow walking speed and lower ASMI values was lower than that in patients with bile duct diseases, pancreatic diseases, and other diseases.

^fP < 0.05. The proportion of patients with liver disease who exhibited slow walking speed and lower ASMI values was lower than that in patients with bile duct diseases, pancreatic diseases, and other diseases.

^gP < 0.05. The proportion of patients with liver disease who exhibited slow walking speed and lower ASMI values was lower than that in patients with bile duct diseases, pancreatic diseases, and other diseases.

^hP < 0.05. The proportion of patients with liver disease who exhibited slow walking speed and lower ASMI values was lower than that in patients with bile duct diseases, pancreatic diseases, and other diseases.

ⁱP < 0.05. The proportion of patients with liver disease who exhibited slow walking speed and lower ASMI values was lower than that in patients with bile duct diseases, pancreatic diseases, and other diseases.

^jP < 0.05. The proportion of patients with liver disease who exhibited decreased grip strength was lower than in patients with bile duct diseases and other diseases.

^kP < 0.05. The proportion of patients with liver disease who exhibited decreased grip strength was lower than in patients with bile duct diseases and other diseases.

ASMI: Appendicular skeletal muscle index; SC: Sarcopenia.