Table 3 Biochemical and hematological indices in patients stratified for cachexia.
From: Autophagy is induced in the skeletal muscle of cachectic cancer patients
Variables | Control patients | Non cachectic cancer patients | Cachectic cancer patients |
|---|---|---|---|
Serum total protein (g/dL) | 6.8 ± 0.2 | 6.7 ± 0.3 | 6.3 ± 0.2 |
Serum albumin (g/dL) | 4.2 ± 0.1 | 3.8 ± 0.2 | 3.5 ± 0.2a |
C-reactive protein (mg/dL) | 0.45 ± 0.17 | 1.92 ± 1.04 | 2.07 ± 0.98 |
Ferritin (ng/mL) | 125 ± 32 | 198 ± 61 | 156 ± 31 |
Serum iron (μg/mL) | 109 ± 16 | 63 ± 8 | 70 ± 10 |
Serum creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.95 ± 0.06 | 0.96 ± 0.08 | 0.8 ± 0.05 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 179 ± 21 | 168 ± 11 | 178 ± 11 |
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 51 ± 2 | 45 ± 6 | 44 ± 5 |
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 125 ± 18 | 92 ± 10 | 114 ± 12 |
Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 100 ± 15 | 123 ± 15 | 109 ± 11 |
Haemoglobin (g/dL) | 14.4 ± 0.4 | 12.4 ± 0.5a | 12.1 ± 0.4a |
White cell count (x103/cm3) | 6.17 ± 0.3 | 7.7 ± 0.99 | 5.6 ± 0.5 |
Total lymphocytes count (x103/cm3) | 1.9 ± 0.096 | 1.7 ± 0.19 | 1.4 ± 0.20a |
