Trial reportNutrients2023
Association of Thoracic Skeletal Muscle Index with Clinical Outcome and Response to Nutritional Interventions in Patients at Risk of Malnutrition-Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Trial.
Trial report in Nutrients, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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Abstract
backgroundMeasurement of skeletal muscle index (SMI) in computed tomography has been suggested to improve the objective assessment of muscle mass. While most studies have focused on lumbar vertebrae, we examine the association of SMI at the thoracic level with nutritional and clinical outcomes and response to nutritional intervention.
methodsWe conducted a secondary analysis of EFFORT, a Swiss-wide, multicenter, randomized trial. We investigated the association of low SMI at the 12th thoracic vertebra (T12) with adverse outcome within 30 days after hospital admission (primary endpoint).
results663 of 2028 patients from the EFFORT trial had available CT scans for T12, and 519 among them also had available L3 scans. Mean SMI at T12 was 22.4 ± 5.8 cm
conclusionsWithin medical patients at risk for malnutrition, SMI at thoracic vertebra provided low prognostic information regarding clinical outcomes and nutritional treatment response.
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