Table 2 Mortality rate according to presence of sarcopenia and LEA level
From: Sarcopenia increases the risk for mortality in patients who undergo amputation for diabetic foot
Total | 5YMR | Sarcopenia | Non-sarcopenia | p-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients (number) | 167 | 112 (67.1%) | 55 (32.9%) | ||||||
Survival | Expire | Survive | 5YMR | Expire | Survive | 5YMR | |||
Total | 167 | 52.7% | 68 | 44 | 60.7% | 20 | 35 | 36.4% | 0.006 |
Minor LEA | 124 | 50.0% | 45 | 33 | 57.7% | 17 | 29 | 37.0% | 0.007 |
Toe | 40 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 9 | ||||
Ray | 52 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 16 | ||||
Transmetatarsal | 32 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | ||||
Major LEA | 43 | 60.5% | 23 | 11 | 67.6% | 3 | 6 | 33.3% | 0.061 |
BKA. | 37 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 5 | ||||
AKA. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||