Analytical methods
muscle mass
The percent (%) changes in all measured values from the initial measurement to + 6 M were tested for statistically significant differences using the Mann-Whitney U test. At the same time, we compared the number of patients whose muscle mass showed increases at + 6 M to the percentage of patients whose Five Times Sit-To-Stand Test times (secs) decreased at + 6 M using the chi-squared test. Statistical processing was performed using EZR ver. 1.27 [