Table 1.

Patient characteristics.

Characteristics	Number	%
Age
Median (IQR)	48 (42–54)
Hypertension
No	215	87.40%
Yes	31	12.60%
Diabetes mellitus
No	229	93.10%
Yes	17	6.90%
Exercise
No	175	71.10%
Yes	71	28.90%
Weight change
No change	211	85.80%
Decrease	14	5.70%
Increase	21	8.50%
Smoking status
Non-smoker	241	98.00%
Current smoker	4	1.60%
Ex-smoker	1	0.40%
Drinking status
Non-drinker	219	88.90%
Current drinker	21	8.60%
Ex-drinker	6	2.50%
Skeletal muscle mass_pre-NAC
Skeletal muscle loss	30	12.20%
Non-skeletal muscle loss	216	87.80%
Skeletal muscle mass_post-NAC
Skeletal muscle loss	33	13.50%
Non-skeletal muscle loss	213	86.50%
Change in skeletal muscle mass
Skeletal muscle loss → Skeletal muscle loss	18	7.30%
Skeletal muscle loss → Non-skeletal muscle loss	12	4.90%
Non-skeletal muscle loss → Skeletal muscle loss	15	6.10%
Non-skeletal muscle loss → Non-skeletal muscle loss	201	81.70%
Body mass index
Underweight (<18.5)	8	3.30%
Normal (18.5–23)	128	52.00%
Overweight (23–25)	43	17.50%
Obese (≥25)	67	27.20%
Hemoglobin
Median (IQR)	13.2 (12.5–13.9)
Platelets
Median (IQR)	268 (229–312)
Albumin
Median (IQR)	4.5 (4.3–4.6)
Protein
Median (IQR)	7.4 (7.1–7.7)

Abbreviations: IQR, Interquartile range; NAC, Neoadjuvant chemotherapy.