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.

	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

^*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (two-tailed).

^*Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (two-tailed).