Abdominal fat and muscle distributions in different stages of colorectal cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The purpose of this study is to explore the difference of abdominal fat and muscle composition, especially subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue, in different stages of colorectal cancer (CRC).

Materials and methods

Patients were divided into 4 groups: healthy controls (patients without colorectal polyp), polyp group (patients with colorectal polyp), cancer group (CRC patients without cachexia), and cachexia group (CRC patients with cachexia). Skeletal muscle (SM), subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT), visceral adipose tissue (VAT), and intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT) were assessed at the third lumbar level on computed tomography images obtained within 30 days before colonoscopy or surgery. One-way ANOVA and linear regression were used to analyze the differenc

SUBMITTER: Han J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10044362 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature