The relation between preoperative radiological sarcopenia and postoperative recovery of physical activity in older surgical cancer patients; an explorative study.

S Hendriks, M G Huisman, L Weerink, L T Jonker, B C van Munster, J J de Haan, G H de Bock, B L van Leeuwen

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S HendriksDepartment of Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. Electronic address: s.hendriks@umcg.nl.

M G HuismanDepartment of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.

L WeerinkDepartment of Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.

L T JonkerDepartment of Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.

B C van MunsterDepartment of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.

J J de HaanDepartment of Medical Oncology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.

G H de BockDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.

B L van LeeuwenDepartment of Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.

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Abstract

To identify older surgical cancer patients at risk of decreased postoperative recovery of physical activity (PA), this study assesses whether preoperative radiological sarcopenia (RS) is associated with a decreased ability to return to baseline PA. RS was defined as decreased psoas muscle mass or -density by gender-specific cut-offs on CT-scans at level of vertebra L3. PA was assessed as steps/day measured with PA tracker and recovery of PA was defined as >90% of preoperative steps/day at 3 months postoperatively. Of 44 included patients aged 65 and over undergoing oncologic surgery, 18 patients (41%) showed RS. Seventeen patients (39%) returned to baseline PA, of which eight patients had RS (47%). RS was not associated with a return to baseline PA (OR: 1.38, 95%CI 0.39-4.92, p = 0.61). In this exploratory study, no association was found between preoperative RS and recovery of PA postoperatively.

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AccelerometryNeoplasmsRecovery of FunctionSarcopeniaTomography, X-Ray ComputedAgedExerciseHumansMalePostoperative PeriodPreoperative PeriodPsoas MusclesSensitivity and SpecificityStatistics, NonparametricTreatment OutcomeIndependent livingOlder adultsPhysical activityRadiological sarcopeniaSurgical oncology

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PMID39182320

DOI10.1016/j.jnha.2024.100345

PMCPMC12877267

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