Skeletal Muscle Mass Used to Assess Frailty in Older Gastric Cancer Patients

BIA-measured Skeletal Muscle Mass Used to Assess Frailty in Older Gastric Cancer Patients

The primary aim of this study was to quantify the diagnosis of pre-surgical skeletal muscle mass in elderly gastric cancer patients and to analyse its correlation with frailty. The second aim was to investigate whether skeletal muscle mass, or sarcopenia, is associated with mobility and nutritional status, and anxiety and depression. The main questions it aims to answer are whether skeletal muscle mass is significantly associated with frailty and whether it can be used as a brief screening tool for preoperative frailty.

Inclusion Criteria:

• diagnosed with gastric cancer by endoscopy or pathology; age >60 years old; radical gastrectomy was proposed; be able to communicate simply in writing and verbal.

Exclusion Criteria:

• received preoperative radiotherapy or chemotherapy; combined with other sites of malignant tumors; combined with severe heart, liver, lung and renal insufficiency; recent using hormones, immunosuppressants; with physical disabilities.