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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: The product of trunk muscle area and density on the CT image is a good indicator of energy expenditure in patients with or at risk for COPD

Variable

Data (range)

Total number of patients

36

Sex, M/F

36/0

Age, year

70.3 ± 5.8 (52–78)

Height, m

1.65 ± 0.1 (1.53–1.77)

Weight, kg

60.2 ± 10.1 (39.8–81.0)

BMI, kg/m2

21.9 ± 3.2 (15.2–30.1)

Smoking history, pack-years

56.5 ± 23.3 (25–120)

GOLD 0/1/2/3/4

8/6/14/6/2

FEV1, L

1.89 ± 0.7 (0.7–3.3)

FEV1, %predicted

69.4 ± 24.4 (27.1–110.3)

FEV1/FVC, %

55.4 ± 17.4 (27.0–94.1)

DLco/VA, %predicted

74.0 ± 27.4 (28.9–127.0)

LAA% less than -950 HU, %

13.9 ± 13.6 (0.1–52.0)

mMRC dyspnea scale score, 0/1/2/3/4

14/13/6/3/0

6MWD, m

434.9 ± 94.6 (275–750)

CAT score, n

10.1 ± 6.1 (1–29)

FFM, kg

45.5 ± 7.4 (30.0–59.2)

SMM, kg

24.9 ± 3.4 (18.2–30.2)

HGS, kg

33.9 ± 7.0 (22.1–46.9)

CC, cm

33.3 ± 3.1 (26.9–38.8)

PEmax, cmH2O

75.4 ± 22.6 (36.1–143.2)

PImax, cmH2O

63.6 ± 21.2 (27.3–110.3)

TEE, kcal/day

2273 ± 445.4 (1265–3453)

BMR, kcal/day

1262 ± 179.9 (863.0–1694)

PAL

1.80 ± 0.20 (1.36–2.16)

PMA, cm2

30.8 ± 5.8 (18.5–46.5)

PMD, HU

32.6 ± 7.0 (14.6–43.5)

RAMA, cm2

8.7 ± 1.7 (5.5–12.8)

RAMD, HU

26.5 ± 6.8 (12.5–39.0)

ESMA, cm2

26.2 ± 5.0 (12.6–36.6)

ESMD, HU

36.4 ± 9.7 (-3.2–54.1)

  1. BMI body mass index, GOLD Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, FEV forced expiratory volume, VC vital capacity, DLCO/VA diffusing capacity of carbon monoxide/alveolar volume, LAA% percentage of the lung field occupied by low-attenuation areas, mMRC modified Medical Research Council, CAT COPD assessment test, FFM fat-free mass, SMM skeletal-muscle mass, HGS hand-grip strength, CC calf circumference, PEmax maximal expiratory pressure, PImax maximal inspiratory pressure, TEE total energy expenditure, BMR basal metabolic rate, PAL physical activity level, PMA pectoralis muscle area, PMD pectoralis muscle density, RAMA rectus abdominis muscle area, RAMD rectus abdominis muscle density, ESMA erector spinae muscle area, ESMD erector spinae muscle density, HU Hounsfield unit