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Visceral fat area is superior to body mass index in predicting postoperative complications. However, visceral fat area measurement is time-consuming and is not optimum for clinical use. Meanwhile, trunk fat volume (TFV) can be easily measured via bioelectrical impedance analysis. Hence, the current study aimed to determine the ability of TFV to predict the occurrence of complications after gastrectomy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We retrospectively reviewed patients who underwent curative gastrectomy for gastric cancer between November 2016 and November 2019. The trunk fat volume-to-the ideal amount (%TFV) ratio was obtained using InBody 770 before surgery. The patients were classified into the obese and nonobese groups according to %TFV (TFV-H group,\u2009\u2265\u2009150%; TFV-L group,\u2009&lt;\u2009150%) and body mass index (BMI-H group,\u2009\u2265\u200925\u00a0kg\/m\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      ; BMI-L group,\u2009&lt;\u200925\u00a0kg\/m\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      ). We compared the short-term postoperative outcomes (e.g., operative time, blood loss volume, number of resected lymph nodes, and duration of hospital stay) between the obese and nonobese patients. Risk factors for complications were assessed using logistic regression analysis.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In total, 232 patients were included in this study. The TFV-H and BMI-H groups had a significantly longer operative time than the TFV-L (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.022) and BMI-L groups (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.006). Moreover, the TFV-H group had a significantly higher complication rate (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.004) and a lower number of resected lymph nodes (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) than the TFV-L group. In the univariate analysis, %TFV\u2009\u2265\u2009150, total or proximal gastrectomy, and open gastrectomy were found to be potentially associated with higher complication rates (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.1 for all). Moreover, the multivariate analysis revealed that %TFV\u2009\u2265\u2009150 (OR: 2.73; 95% CI: 1.37\u20135.46;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.005) and total or proximal gastrectomy (OR: 3.57; 95% CI: 1.79\u20137.12;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) were independently correlated with postoperative morbidity.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>%TFV independently affected postoperative complications. Hence, it may be a useful parameter for the evaluation of obesity and a predictor of complications after gastrectomy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12893-021-01221-3","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,23]],"date-time":"2021-04-23T13:05:49Z","timestamp":1619183149000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Trunk fat volume can be a predictor of postoperative complications after gastrectomy: a retrospective cohort study"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"21","author":[{"given":"Shinichiro","family":"Shiomi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tetsuro","family":"Toriumi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Koichi","family":"Yagi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Raito","family":"Asaoka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yasuhiro","family":"Okumura","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kotaro","family":"Wakamatsu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Susumu","family":"Aikou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hiroharu","family":"Yamashita","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sachiyo","family":"Nomura","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yasuyuki","family":"Seto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"1221_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"394","DOI":"10.3322\/caac.21492","volume":"68","author":"F Bray","year":"2018","unstructured":"Bray F, Ferlay J, Soerjomataram I, Siegel RL, Torre LA, Jemal A. 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