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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft

From: Muscle strength trajectories and their association with postoperative health-related quality of life in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: a prospective cohort study

Baseline characteristics

Female n = 15

Male n = 116

Total group n = 131

Age (years)

65 (58, 68)

67 (56, 72)

66 (56, 72)

BMI (kg/m2)

30.5 (28.0, 35.1)*

26.8 (24.5, 30.0)

27.1 (24.8, 30.8)

EuroSCORE II,

1.7 (1.3, 2.4)

1.5 (1.1, 2.2)

1.5 (1.1, 2.2)

Diabetes mellitus

4 (27%)

26 (22%)

30 (23%)

Pulmonary disease

3 (20%)

11 (10%)

14 (11%)

Arterial vascular disease

0 (0%)

7 (6%)

7 (5%)

Renal disease

1 (7%)

12 (10%)

13 (10%)

LVEF

 > 50%

0 (0%)

1 (1%)

1 (1%)

 30–50%

4 (27%)

35 (30%)

39 (30%)

 < 30%

11 (73%)

80 (69%)

91 (70%)

Preoperative sarcopenia parameters

 Grip strength (N/kg)

2.4 ± 0.6*

4.9 ± 1.1

4.6 ± 1.3

 ASMM (kg)

22.2 (20.2, 22.8)*

26.0 (23.8, 28.2)1

25.6 (22.9, 28.0)

 ASMM (kg/m2)

7.5 (7.2, 7.9)*

8.1 (7.4, 8.7)1

7.9 (7.4, 8.6)

 Phase angle

6.2 ± 1.1

6.6 ± 0.91

6.6 ± 0.9

 Resistance

470.3 ± 35.0*

430.2 ± 63.51

434.9 ± 62.1

 Reactance

50.7 ± 9.5

49.6 ± 7.51

49.7 ± 7.7

Preoperative Health-related quality of life

 PCS baseline2,3

51.1 (37.9, 61.8)*

65.6 (52.8, 81.2)

63.7 (50.1, 78.1)

 MCS baseline2,4

61.9 (51.6, 71.8)*

76.8 (61.3, 90.1)

73.8 (60.1, 87.8)

 PCS 6 months

68.1 (59.4, 92.5)

75.0 (60.9, 87.5)

74.9 (60.3, 88.4)

 MCS 6 months

73.4 (50.2, 88.1)

80.3 (64.6, 88.9)

79.4 (64.5, 88.4)

  1. Values are presented as n (% yes), mean ± SD or median (IQR)
  2. ASMM appendicular skeletal muscle mass, BMI body mass index, IQR interquartile range, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, MCS mental component score, PCS physical component score
  3. 1Value for three patients unknown
  4. 2Score range: 0–100; a higher score is equivalent to better health-related quality of life
  5. 3Physical component score for two patients unknown. 4Mental component score for one patient unknown
  6. *Significantly different compared to male patients (P < 0.05)