Table 2.
Nutritional characteristics at baseline and end of treatment for all 58 patients and for two study groups.
|
INC (n = 26) |
ODC (n = 32) |
Baseline adjusted mean difference at the end of treatment, Mean (95% CI)a |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Baseline | End | Baseline | End | INC | ODC | P-value |
| Weight, kg | 79.2 (63–87) | 71.4 (58–81) | 69.7 (57–82) | 65.8 (55–78) | 68.3 (67.0, 69.6) | 68.7 (67.5, 69.8) | 0.690 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 24.8 (22–28) | 23.3 (20–26) | 23.1 (21–26) | 22.4 (19–24) | 22.7 (22.2, 23.1) | 22.8 (22.4, 23.1) | 0.656 |
| FFMI, kg/m2 | 19.4 (18–22) | 18.8 (16–20) | 18.8 (27–20) | 17.4 (16–20) | 18.3 (17.8, 18.7) | 18.4 (18.0, 18.7) | 0.741 |
| FFM, kg | 62.0 (48–69) | 57.0 (47–64) | 58.8 (48–62) | 54.0 (46–62) | 55.1 (53.8, 56.4) | 55.4 (54.2, 56.6) | 0.684 |
| FM, kg | 16.9 (10–21) | 14.0 (10–17) | 14.0 (10–20) | 11.1 (10–16) | 13.4 (12.6, 14.2) | 12.8 (12.1, 13.6) | 0.332 |
| HGS, kg | 37.4 (31–49) | 30.7 (26–46) | 36.4 (26–43) | 31.4 (23–40) | 33.8 (32.1. 35.5) | 33.5 (31.9, 35.1) | 0.803 |
Data presented as median, IQ (interquartile) range. INC, intensive nutritional counseling; ODC, on-demand counseling; CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index; FFMI, fat-free mass index; FFM, fat-free mass; FM, fat mass; HGS, handgrip strength;
a
Baseline-adjusted mean difference (95% CI) at the end of treatment, where the baseline measurement is included as a continuous covariate (ANCOVA). INC group patients are compared to ODC group patients.