Table 3.

Association between changes in CRP levels and changes in appetite scores and food intake from baseline to follow-up in total population (n 200)

	P
	Change in SNAQ-appetite score	Change in ESAS-appetite score	Change in food intake*
Decreased in CRP levels (n 80)	0·006	0·662	0·726
No change in CRP levels (n 82)	0·421	0·092	0·354
Increase in CRP levels (n 38)	0·507	0·032	0·116

CRP, C-reactive protein (no inflammation 0–0·5 mg/dl, mild inflammation 0·5–3·0 mg/dl and moderate to severe inflammation >3·0 mg/dl); SNAQ, Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire; ESAS, Edmonton Symptom Assessment System.

* Food intake was measured according to the plate diagram.