Table 6 Studies establishing CT-derived cutoff values at the L3 level to evaluate Psoas and trunk muscle index and density
Author | Year | Country | Study population | Individual numbers | Age (years) | Parameters | Methods | Cutoff values | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men | Women | ||||||||
Kim, JS et al.[10] | 2017 | Korea | patients in the health screening department | N = 571 (M/F = 208/363) | 20 ~ 39 | L3-PMI (cm2/m2) | M-2SD | 5.92 | 3.99 |
Kong, M et al.[11] | 2022 | China | no obvious abnormality abdominal CT reports in the radiology department | N = 354 (M/F = 185/169) | 20 ~ 29 | L3-PMI (cm2/m2) | M-2SD | 4.57 | 2.79 |
P5 | 5.41 | 3.32 | |||||||
N = 344 (M/F = 176/168) | 30 ~ 39 | L3-PMI (cm2/m2) | M-2SD | 4.16 | 2.7 | ||||
P5 | 4.71 | 3.4 | |||||||
Hamaguchi, Y et al.[12] | 2016 | Japan | healthy liver donor candidates | N = 391 | 20 ~ 49 | L3-PMI (cm2/m2) | M-2SD | 6.36 | 3.92 |
Bahat, G et al.[13] | 2021 | Turkey | N = 482 (M/F = 268/214) | 18 ~ 40 | L3-PMI (cm2/m2) | M-2SD | 4.6 | 2.7 | |
P5 | 5.4 | 3.6 | |||||||
Derstine, BA et al.[50] | 2018 | USA | healthy kidney donor candidates | N = 727 (M/F = 317/410) | 18 ~ 40 | L3-SMD (HU) | M-2SD | 38.5 | 34.3 |
van der Werf, A et al.[37] | 2018 | Netherlands | N = 300 (M/F = 126/174) (20 ~ 60 years) | 20 ~ 29 | L3-SMD (HU) | P5 | 35.5 | 34.6 | |
30 ~ 39 | P5 | 33.5 | 31.1 | ||||||