Table 3.
The results from Kruskal–Wallis ANOVA showing the statistical differences in the serum metabolites according to the percentage weight loss in head and neck cancer patients
| Metabolites | Weight loss groups | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 5–10% | >10% | ||
| ↑ 3HB | < 5% | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 5–10% | 0.000 | ||
| ↑ Acetone | < 5% | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 5–10% | 0.000 | ||
| ↑ Acetoacetate | < 5% | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 5–10% | 0.000 | ||
| Lipids | < 5% | 0.806 | 1 |
| 5–10% | 1 | ||
| ↑ Choline | < 5% | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 5–10% | 0.000 | ||
| ↓ Alanine | < 5% | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 5–10% | 0.001 | ||
| ↑ Lactate | < 5% | 0.933 | 1 |
| 5–10% | 1 | ||
| ↑ NAG | < 5% | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 5–10% | 0.003 | ||
| ↑ Propylene glycol | < 5% | 1 | 0.000 |
| 5–10% | 0.000 | ||
| ↓ Glucose | < 5% | 0.341 | 0.042 |
| 5–10% | 0.911 | ||
| ↑ Acetate | < 5% | 1 | 1 |
| 5–10% | 1 | ||
↑—Positively correlated with weight loss
↓—Negatively correlated with weight loss