Table 4.
Table 4.

Visibility of Muscle Contours and Echogenicity of the Remnant Rectus Abdominis Muscle at 3 Locations (n=34)a

  • ↵a Measurements were obtained parallel to 3 levels: upper=costochondral junction of the ninth rib, middle=halfway between the lower rib margin and the iliac crest, lower=5 cm below the iliac crest. IQR=interquartile range.

  • b Ordinal data on a scale from 0 to 2 were analyzed with Friedman tests.

  • c A grade of 2 on at least 1 of the 2 scales is an indication of fatty atrophy.