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Table 4 Sarcopenia measurements

From: A feasibility trial of prehabilitation before oesophagogastric cancer surgery using a multi-component home-based exercise programme: the ChemoFit study

 

Baseline

End of study

75% CI

CT defined sarcopenia present, n (%)a

17 (47.2%)

26 (72.2%)

N/A

Lean Body Mass, kga

52.3 ± 9.8

49.1 ± 9.4

−3.8; −2.5

Grip strength, kgb

34.4 ± 8.8

33.6 ± 9.0

−2.6; 1.0

  1. Abbreviations: CT computed tomography, CI confidence interval
  2. aAnalysed on 36 participants. bAnalysed on 30 participants
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Pilot and Feasibility Studies

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