Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of study participants.

No. of patients	24
Age years*	42 ± 3.06 (23–79)
Male : female	16 : 8
Ethnicity
Hispanic	20
Non-Hispanic White	1
Non-Hispanic Black	2
Asian-Pacific Islander	1
Total body mass (weight) kg	55.8 ± 2.45 (34.3–73.9)
Body mass index kg/m2	24.5 ± 0.96 (16.8–28.8)
Fat-free mass kg	45.7 ± 2.43 (29.77–72.04)
Fat mass kg	9.2 ± 1.78 (−0.8–29.14)
Body cell mass kg	46.8 ± 2.93 (24.3–70.7)
Phase angle	6.03 ± 0.35 (3.3–9.1)
Serum albumin g/dL	2.96 ± 0.13 (1.8–4.5)
C-reactive protein μg/L	6.71 ± 1.34 (1.4–19.4)
Beta-2-microglobulin μg/L	1.68 ± 0.10 (1.0–2.5)

*mean ± standard error (range).