Association Between Fat Mass to Lean Body Mass Ratio and All-Cause Mortality Among Middle-Aged and Elderly Cancer Patients Without Obesity: A Multi-Center Observational Study in China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We aimed to investigate the association between fat mass to lean body mass ratio (RFL), percentage of body fat (PBF), and fat mass (FM) with mortality among middle-aged and elderly cancer patients without obesity.

Methods

This prospective hospital-based cohort study comprised 3,201 patients with stage I to IV cancer aged 40 years or above (mean age: 58 years for female patients and 61 years for male patients; mean length of follow-up was 1.67 years; the maximal follow-up length was 6.42 years). FM and PBF were measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). Cox proportional hazard models were used, and adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) were estimated.

Results

We revealed a significant association between RFL and all-cause mortality among men aged ≥60 years af

SUBMITTER: Xue H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9249599 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature