Table 4 Body composition and surgical site infections (SSIs)

Sarcopenia (SMI: M < 52.4 cm²/m² and F < 38.5 cm²/m²)

7/21

p = 0.02

6/21

p = 0.03

3/21

p = 0.08

2/21

p = 0.19

No sarcopenia

1/26

1/26

0/26

0/26

Visceral obesity (VAT > 100 cm²

6/31

p = 0.69

6/31

p = 0.40

3/31

p = 0.54

1/31

p = 0.63

No visceral obesity

2/16

1/16

0/16

1/16

Sarcopenic Obesity

5/12

p = 0.02

5/12

p = 0.01

3/12

p = 0.01

1/12

P = 0.45

No sarcopenic obesity

3/35

2/35

0/35

1/35