Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Cachectic patients (n = 8) |
Control patients (n = 7) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex(n) | Female(5) | Male(3) | Female(4) | Male(3) | P-valueb 1.000 |
| Age (yrs) | 71 (20) | 67 (16) | 66 (12) | 77 (17) | 0.451 |
| Body weight (kg) | 47.6 (25.3) | 53.7 (16.6) | 72.3 (22.4) | 77.6 (28.0) | 0.003 |
| Height (cm) | 153 (13) | 175 (16) | 158 (5) | 170 (7) | 0.684 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 20.3 (7.7) | 19.4 (3.75) | 29.0 (7.2) | 26.9 (7.6) | 0.005 |
| Weight lossa (kg) | 7.7 (13.4) | 19.2 (19.8) | — | — | 0.001 |
| Weight lossa (%) | 16.6 (28.3) | 37.2 (40.9) | — | — | 0.001 |
| Lean body mass (kg) | 33.7 (23.9) | 46.6 (9.6) | 42.8 (8.8) | 56.3 (12.2) | 0.132 |
| Triceps skin fold (mm) | 14.0 (3.0) | 11.0 (7.0) | 27.5 (11.0) | 22.0 (21.0) | 0.018 |
| Mid-arm circumference (cm) | 23.3 (7.0) | 22.5 (3.0) | 31.8 (4.0) | 31.0 (7.0) | 0.003 |
| Handgrip strength (kg) | 6.0 (13.0) | 24.0 (1.0) | 17.0 (6.0) | 32.0 (13.0) | 0.566 |
Data represent median and range
a
In 6 months
b
Cachexia group compared with control group