Table 3: Outcomes.

No.

Author, year,

country

n

Sarcopenia

Length of Stay (days)

Length of

Bed rest

Mortality

Readmission

1

Cerri, et al. Italy [15]

103

With = 22

9 (6-14.3)

---

7 (31.8%)

---

W/o = 58

10 (8-14)

---

3 (5.2%)

---

Uncertain = 23

11 (8-15.3)

---

1 (4.3%)

---

2

Gariballa &Alessa, UK [14]

432

With = 44

13.4 ± 8.8

---

12 (27%)

24 (55%)

W/o = 388

9.4 ± 7.0

---

38 (10%)

125 (32%)

3

Martone, et al. Italy [4]

394

With = 58

12.1 ± 10.3

5.1 ± 6.7

---

---

W/o = 336

9.9  ± 7.6

3.2  ± 5.3

---

---

4

Rossi, et al. Italy [16]

119

With = 31

---

---

---

---

W/o = 88

---

---

---

---

5

Vetrano, et al.

Italy [17]

770

With = 214

---

---

10 (6%)

---

W/o = 556

---

---

12 (2%)

---

6

Yang, et al. China [18]

288

With = 49

---

---

20 (40.8%)

40 (81.6%)

W/o = 239

---

---

38 (15.9%)

143 (59.8%)