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. 2024 Sep 4;10:57. doi: 10.1186/s40959-024-00258-6

Table 3.

Anthropometric and dietary variables

DIC (n = 7) non-DIC (n = 19) p-value (group) p-value (time) p-value (interaction)
Baseline DOX treatment Completion of DOX treatment One-year follow-up Baseline DOX treatment Completion of DOX treatment One-year follow-up
Body weight (kg) 83.2 ± 24.3 82.0 ± 21.5 81.7 ± 21.0 72.6 ± 15.7 74.0 ± 15.9 73.4 ± 17.0 0.314 0.994 0.271
BMI (kg/m2) 32.6 ± 9.3 32.2 ± 8.8 31.8 ± 8.3 28.9 ± 6.7 29.6 ± 6.3 28.2 ± 5.6 0.389 0.676 0.208
 Low weight (n) 0 0 0 0 1 0 --- --- ---
 Normal weight (n) 3 3 3 6 3 5 --- --- ---
 Overweight (n) 0 0 0 6 7 7 --- --- ---
 Obesity I (n) 0 1 0 4 5 3 --- --- ---
 Obesity II (n) 3 1 3 2 1 1 --- --- ---
 Obesity III (n) 1 2 1 1 2 1 --- --- ---
Fat mass (%) 42.5 ± 11.7 40.8 ± 8.6 41.4 ± 10.5 39.4 ± 8.0 39.6 ± 8.2 38.8 ± 6.5 0.628 0.646 0.408
Muscle mass (%) 23.8 ± 3.6 25.6 ± 3.3 25.4 ± 4.2 26.0 ± 2.6 26.6 ± 3.9 26.0 ± 2.4 0.429 0.054 0.059
Visceral fat (rating) 11.4 ± 5.2 10.4 ± 4.5 10.9 ± 5.0 8.9 ± 3.7 9.5 ± 3.6* 8.5 ± 2.4 0.375 0.581 0.007
Neck circumference (cm) 36.7 ± 4.4 37.7 ± 4.8 36.2 ± 5.3 34.9 ± 2.9 35.6 ± 3.6 34.8 ± 2.8 0.330 0.027 0.425
Waist circumference (cm) 103.7 ± 16.9 102.8 ± 14.4 99.8 ± 16.7 96.2 ± 14.2 97.7 ± 14.4 100.3 ± 10.0* 0.513 0.898 0.002
Total calorie intake (kcal) 1378.6 ± 362.8 1499.5 ± 352.6 1467.8 ± 361.9 1601.2 ± 467.5 1321.9 ± 424.3 1623.4 ± 434.2 0.569 0.350 0.122
Carbohydrates (g) 55.4 ± 10.1 50.3 ± 3.2 54.3 ± 4.7 54.4 ± 10.0 53.0 ± 7.7 55.5 ± 5.2 0.636 0.020 0.559
Proteins (g) 19.0 ± 3.7 17.5 ± 2.9 19.1 ± 4.7 18.4 ± 4.8 17.8 ± 4.0 16.7 ± 3.9 0.340 0.594 0.233
Lipids (g) 25.6 ± 8.7 32.2 ± 3.4 26.7 ± 5.4 27.3 ± 9.0 29.2 ± 5.9 26.7 ± 7.5 0.868 < 0.001 0.088
Cholesterol (g) 336.4 ± 217.1 238.9 ± 133.0 289.5 ± 168.3 266.9 ± 171.0 223.8 ± 156.1 238.9 ± 160.4 0.227 0.529 0.906
Saturated fat (g) 13.3 ± 6.9 20.2 ± 7.9 15.6 ± 5.4 17.9 ± 8.3 16.9 ± 8.3 18.7 ± 8.0 0.578 0.336 0.072
Sodium (mg) 2123.1 ± 868.4 2734.2 ± 1479.9 1881.7 ± 891.4 1966.9 ± 1142.5 1510.5 ± 933.4 1683.7 ± 847.4 0.085 0.133 0.148

DIC, DOX-induced cardiotoxicity; non-DIC, non-DOX-induced cardiotoxicity; BMI, body mass index. Data expressed as mean ± standard error or absolute value (n). Generalized estimating equations (GEE) method with Bonferroni post-hoc test was used; * p < 0.05 versus baseline within the group