Reduced upper limb lean mass on dual energy X-ray absorptiometry predicts adverse outcomes in male liver transplant recipients

Table 4 Correlation of variables at transplant assessment with post-transplant total hospital and intensive care length of stay

	Males (n = 338)				Females (n = 131)
	Correlation1 (τb)	P value1	Correlation2 (τb)	P value2	Correlation1 (τb)	P value1	Correlation2 (τb)	P value2
Age	< -0.001	0.98	0.055	0.14	0.084	-0.18	0.047	0.44
Total APLM	-0.027	0.48	-0.004	0.91	-0.029	0.65	-0.012	0.84
Upper limb LM	-0.10	0.0078a	-0.090	0.015a	-0.079	0.21	0.019	0.75
Lower limb LM	< 0.001	0.99	0.017	0.64	-0.018	0.76	-0.018	0.76
Total LM	0.32	0.037a	0.055	0.13	-0.012	0.84	-0.012	0.84
Total fat mass	0.036	0.33	0.048	0.20	0.039	0.53	0.039	0.53
MELD	0.078	0.045a	0.0087	0.058	-0.037	0.56	0.087	0.17

^aP value < 0.05.

¹Correlation of variables at transplant assessment with post-transplant total hospital length of stay.

²Correlation of variables at transplant assessment with post-transplant intensive care length of stay.

APLM: Appendicular lean mass; LM: Lean mass; MELD: Model for end stage liver disease.