Table 2 Statistical description of indices derived from the internal cohort’s abdominal CT scans: The SI, MFI, and VFI median and IQR are also stratified by sex and M status

SI (median ([IQR])

2.69 [2.36–3.02]

MFI (median ([IQR])

8.98 [7.45–10.90]

VFI (median [IQR])

0.50 [0.29–0.73]

Sex

Female

Male

SI (median [IQR])

2.57 [2.27–2.85]

2.79 [2.48–3.14]

MFI (median ([IQR])

8.50 [6.92–10.62]

9.16 [7.81–11.02]

VFI (median [IQR)]

0.28 [0.20–0.38]

0.68 [0.51–0.85]

M Status

M0

M1

Mx

M0

M1

Mx

SI (median [IQR])

2.56 [2.25–2.90]

2.33 [2.24–2.74]

2.60 [2.32–2.82]

2.84 [2.47–3.20]

2.57 [2.21–3.04]

2.79 [2.54–3.06]

MFI (median ([IQR])

8.57 [6.82–10.68]

9.48 [7.98–12.12]

8.20 [7.15–10.04]

8.90 [7.62–10.89]

10.08 [8.55–11.93]

9.58 [8.31–10.98]

VFI (median [IQR])

0.26 [0.19–0.37]

0.32 [0.28–0.46]

0.29 [0.19–0.38]

0.68 [0.51–0.90]

0.68 [0.63–0.78]

0.69 [0.52–0.82]