@article{SHC4184,
author = {Carlo Augusto Mallio and Federico Greco and Giuseppina Pacella and Emiliano Schena and Bruno Beomonte Zobel},
title = {Gender-based differences of abdominal adipose tissue distribution in non-small cell lung cancer patients},
journal = {Shanghai Chest},
volume = {2},
number = {4},
year = {2018},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Background: Lung cancer is a malignant tumor with high lethality, responsible for about 28% of all cancer deaths. In this study, using a quantitative CT imaging-based approach, we aimed to investigate the differences of abdominal adipose tissue distribution in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) according to gender.
Methods: A group of 66 patients with NSCLC at first diagnosis [male: 45, mean age: 67.3 years (range, 51.0–88.0 years); female: 21, mean age: 62.4 years (range, 44.0–84.0 years)] was included. As a control group, 70 patients without history of malignancies who have undergone a chest-abdomen CT for pre-operative cardiovascular surgery planning [male: 42, mean age: 62.7 years (range, 40.0–83.0 years); female: 28, mean age: 66.4 years (range, 39.0–83.0 years)] was included. We calculated total adipose area (TAA), visceral adipose area (VAA) and subcutaneous adipose area (SAA) using OsiriX to analyze cross-sectional CT images. The differences were analyzed using the Student’s t-test (P},
issn = {2521-3768}, url = {https://shc.amegroups.org/article/view/4184}
}