Table 3 (a) Pearson correlations between mean energy intake and (b) Spearman correlation between mean level of C-reactive protein over the course of chemotherapy and change in weight, fat, fat-free mass and mid-arm muscle circumference over the course of chemotherapy in advanced cancer patients

From: Energy balance in patients with advanced NSCLC, metastatic melanoma and metastatic breast cancer receiving chemotherapy – a longitudinal study

 

Change in weight

Change in total body fat

Change in fat-free mass

Change in mid-arm muscle circumference

(a)

    

NSCLC n=19

0.603*

0.751**

−0.213

−0.196

Metastatic melanoma n=12

0.427

−0.112

0.329

0.259

Metastatic breast cancer n=10

0.533

0.617*

0.383

−0.050

(b)

    

NSCLC n=19

−0.549*

−0.543*

−0.069

−0.577*

Metastatic melanoma n=12

0.098

−0.328

−0.160

−0.617*

Metastatic breast cancer n=10

−0.018

0.162

0.108

0.117

  1. *Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (two-tailed).
  2. **Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (two-tailed).
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