Table 4 Change of body content and strength according to nutritional status.

From: Effects of protein-enriched nutritional support on skeletal muscle mass and rehabilitative outcomes in brain tumor patients: a randomized controlled trial

Malnutrition state

Protein

Control

None (n = 7)

Mild (n = 9)

Moderate (n = 4)

None (n = 8)

Mild (n = 9)

Moderate (n = 7)

∆Skeletal muscle mass (kg)

− 0.2 ± 0.8 (− 0.9)

0.9 ± 2.1 (4.0)

3.4 ± 4.2 (19.6)*

− 0.5 ± 0.9 (− 1.8)

0.4 ± 1.7 (2.0)

0.6 ± 1.2 (3.6)

∆Body cell mass (kg)

− 0.2 ± 0.9 (− 0.8)

0.9 ± 2.3 (3.5)

3.7 ± 4.6 (17.5)*

− 0.6 ± 0.9 (− 1.6)

0.5 ± 1.8 (1.9)

0.7 ± 1.3 (3.2)

∆Fat-free mass (kg)

− 0.4 ± 1.3 (− 1.0)

1.4 ± 3.2 (3.3)

3.4 ± 4.2 (20.8)**

− 0.8 ± 1.4 (− 1.6)

0.5 ± 2.7 (1.2)

1.0 ± 2.1 (3.0)

∆Body fat mass

0.3 ± 1.8 (1.0)

− 1.3 ± 3.4 (− 9.6)

− 2.6 ± 8.9 (− 2.2)

1.1 ± 3.0 (9.1)

− 1.0 ± 2.2 (− 4.1)

1.4 ± 4.1 (14.2)

∆Body fat (%)

0.6 ± 0.8

− 2.2 ± 6.1

− 5.8 ± 14.3

1.6 ± 3.3

− 1.3 ± 3.4

1.5 ± 5.1

∆Grip power (kg)

4.2 ± 8.2 (12.2)

5.8 ± 13.4 (16.8)

9.1 ± 2.5 (95.7)

3.1 ± 9.0 (8.8)

2.6 ± 6.8 (11.4)

3.4 ± 4.3 (36.9)

∆Pinch power (kg)

1.8 ± 3.4 (22.4)

1.8 ± 4.4 (21.6)

3.8 ± 1.5 (109.3)

0.8 ± 3.5 (14.5)

1.4 ± 3.2 (18.9)

1.2 ± 2.3 (26.0)

∆Quad torque 60°(Nm)

2.7 ± 12.6 (10.1)

8.1 ± 16.6 (42.5)

12.3 ± 6.6 (91.8)

8.8 ± 7.5 (67.5)

9.3 ± 7.9 (41.9)

5.3 ± 6.0 (145.7)

∆Quad torque 120°(Nm)

2.1 ± 10.2 (8.3)

7.1 ± 15.3 (45.5)

12.3 ± 5.8 (112.3)

8.3 ± 7.4 (80.1)

6.1 ± 5.1 (38.9)

3.4 ± 4.5 (130.5)

  1. Values are mean ± standard error.
  2. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, Mann–Whitney U test between the none and moderate malnutrition subgroups.
  3. ∆, change between the initial and follow-up values.