Table 1.
Descriptive statistics in cancer patients in the second chemotherapy cycle and controls
| Variable | Cases (n = 30) |
Controls (n = 30) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Male | 53% | 40% | 0.3 |
| Female | 47% | 60% | |
| Age (years) (mean ± SD) |
56.0 ± 15 | 49.4 ± 11 | 0.07 |
| BMI | 21.6 ± 1.4 | 25.1 ± 0.9 | 0.02 |
| Calories/day | 1,830 ± 732 | 1,621 ± 717 | 0.26 |
| Proteins (g/day) | 69 ± 42 | 57.4 ± 26 | 0.21 |
| Carbohydrates (g/day) | 221 ± 88 | 202.5 ± 105 | 0.46 |
| Fat (g/day) | 75.9 ± 33 | 63 ± 36 | 0.15 |
| Zinc (mg/day) | 15.3 ± 7.9 | 16.7 ± 10 | 0.56 |
| Alcohol (g/day) | 1.06 ± 0.6 | 1.18 ± 0.9 | 0.82 |
| Caffeine (g/day) |
59 ± 66 | 146.8 ± 230 | 0.61* |
| Smoking | 3% | 16.6% | 0.19 |
BMI = body mass index
*Mann-Whitney U test. SD, Standard deviation