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This study aimed to evaluate urinary titin as a diagnostic marker for unresectable digestive malignancies, focusing on sex differences. This retrospective study enrolled 96 patients (58 males, 38 females; median age 70), and urinary titin was evaluated as a diagnostic biomarker in relation to clinical factors (e.g., age, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status [ECOG PS], albumin [Alb]) and muscle indicators (e.g., psoas muscle index [PMI], handgrip strength). In male patients, urinary titin levels were significantly higher in the sarcopenia subgroup (5.78 vs. 2.79 pmol\/mgCr, p = 0.008), and multivariate analyses identified urinary titin as an independent predictor of sarcopenia (odds ratio 13.4, p = 0.028). The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis demonstrated fair diagnostic performance (area under the curve [AUC] 0.729), with an optimal cutoff value of 3.676 pmol\/mgCr. Urinary titin may serve as a useful non-invasive diagnostic biomarker for sarcopenia in patients with unresectable digestive malignancies, particularly in males. 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