Body composition index
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upin humans1
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Mortality
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Body composition index predicts mortality in humans (AUROC 0.78 (95% CI 0.76–0.79); Harrell's concordance index 0.75 (0.73–0.76)).
HumansExternal testing cohort of patients undergoing myocardial perfusion imagingn = 7,028
Score from chest scans predicted patients’ risk of death · medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 10 Aug 2026 · Preprint
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Score from chest scans predicted patients’ risk of death
In 7,028 patients tested separately, the score distinguished those who died from survivors with a prediction-performance measure of 0.78.In 7,028 patients tested separately, the score distinguished those who died from survivors with a prediction-performance measure of 0.78.