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. 2019 May 8;9:366. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2019.00366

Table 2.

Comparison of changes in body composition before and after CCRT.

Parameters Before CCRT After CCRT P-value
ALL
Body mass index (kg/m2) 22.6 (15.1–31.2) 21.5 (13.3–30.7) < 0.001
Skeletal muscle index (cm2/m2) 46.0 (27.2–67.7) 42.2 (20.0–81.4) < 0.001
Fat free mass (kg) 44.5 (29.1–63.2) 41.5 (21.3–75.8) < 0.001
Total body fat mass (kg) 18.9 (11.4–30.4) 18.2 (11.3–28.6) 0.207
MALE
Body mass index (kg/m2) 22.6 (15.1–31.2) 21.4 (13.3–30.7) < 0.001
Skeletal muscle index (cm2/m2) 46.3 (27.2–67.7) 42.6 (20.0–81.4) < 0.001
Fat free mass (kg) 44.9 (29.0–63.2) 41.6 (21.3–75.8) < 0.001
Total body fat mass (kg) 18.8 (11.4–30.4) 18.1 (11.3–28.6) 0.345
FEMALE
Body mass index (kg/m2) 23.5 (17.0–28.0) 22.6 (16.6–27.7) 0.123
Skeletal muscle index (cm2/m2) 38.4 (31.3–48.7) 33.8 (26.0–38.8) 0.012
Fat free mass (kg) 33.1 (30.2–38.1) 28.7 (25.0–32.8) 0.012
Total body fat mass (kg) 22.7 (14.2–26.3) 20.5 (14.4–26.1) 0.263

CCRT, concurrent chemo- and radiotherapy.