Body Composition Is a Predictor for Postoperative Complications After Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: a Prospective Side Study of the LOGICA Trial.

J Gastrointest Surg · 2022 · PMC9296433 · PMID 35488019

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A high VAT-M Z -score (more visceral fat) showed a trend towards being associated with a lower risk of a grade ≥ 3b postoperative complication in univariable (RR 0.47, 95% CI 0.16–1.36, p = 0.164) and multivariable analyses (RR 0.44, 95% CI 0.14–1.40, p = 0.166), but did not reach statistical significance (Table 3 ).

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