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Table 1 Demographics and basic participant information

From: A pilot observational study measuring acute sarcopenia in older colorectal surgery patients

 

Mean

SD

Age (years)

74.7

4.1

BMI (kg/m2)

24.9

1.8

 

Median

IQR

Medications (N)

6

1–6

Falls over last year (N)

0

0–1

Admissions over last year (N)

0

0

Length of stay (days)

7

5–10

 

N

Percent of study sample

Male gender

6

85.7

Ethnicity (White British)

7

100

GI-C

 1

1

14.3

 2

4

57.1

 3

2

28.6

 4

0

0

GDS ≥ 2

1

14.3

MNA-SF

 Malnourished

0

0

 At risk

2

28.6

 Not malnourished

5

71.4

CFS (baseline)

 1–3

6

85.7

 4–5

1

14.3

 6–8

0

0

Frailty–Fried (baseline)

 Not frail

6

85.7

 Pre-frail

1

14.3

 Frail

0

0

Surgical technique (open)

6

85.7

Operation

 Ileocecal resection

1

14.3

 Right hemicolectomy

4

57.1

 Anterior resection

1

14.3

 Abdominoperineal resection

1

14.3

  1. The mean age of participants was 74.7 years, with 85.7% being of a male gender. 100% of participants were White British. 85.7% of participants were not frail at baseline by CFS and Fried criteria. Operations performed included ileocecal resection, right hemicolectomy, anterior resection, and abdominoperineal resection. 85.7% were performed as open procedures