Table 1.

Background

No of patients		12
	pancreas head cancer		4
	bile duct cancer		6
	IPMN		2
Female/Male		5/7
Age (yrs)		70.1 ± 7.1
Height (cm)		159.6 ± 7.0
Body weight (kg)		54.8 ± 11.3
BMI (kg/m2)		21.4 ± 3.8
Laboratory data
	Total Protein (g/dl)		6.2 ± 0.6
	Albumin (g/dl)		3.5 ± 0.4
	Total Lymphocyte cell counts (/mm3)		1571.5 ± 285.9
	Total Cholesterol (mg/dl)		169.3 ± 32.8
	C-reactive protein (mg/dl)		1.3 ± 2.1
	Prealbumin (mg/dl)		20.1 ± 7.2
	Retinol-binding protein (mg/dl)		2.6 ± 1.3
Energy expenditure
	measured resting energy expenditure (kcal/day)		1198.0 ± 191.7
	predicted resting energy expenditure (kcal/day)		1174.5 ± 175.2