Table 3.
Comparison of body composition measures between Breast Cancer Survivors (BCS) and control groups.
| BCS n = 27 |
Control N = 31 |
Significance p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body fat (%) | 35.5 (29.8–40.4) | 34.8 (29.0–39.1) | 0.24 |
| Water (%) | 44.5 (41.9–47.3) | 45.2 (42.5–48.4) | 0.16 |
| VFR (points) | 9 (6–10) | 7 (6–9) | 0.07 |
| nVFR (points/kg) | 0.12 (0.11–0.13) | 0.10 (0.08–0.12) | < 0.01 |
| Muscle mass (kg) | 39.6 (33.6–42.7) | 40.3 (38.3–42.0) | 0.18 |
| Bone mass (kg) | 2.1 (2.0–2.3) | 2.2 (2.1–2.3) | 0.13 |
| DCI (kcal) | 1990 (1819–2146) | 2008 (1891–2119) | 0.31 |
| Metabolic age (years) | 49 (34–50) | 49 (32–50) | 0.43 |
VFR visceral fat rating, nVFR normalized visceral fat rating, DCI daily caloric intake.
Data as presented as median (25th, 75th percentiles). Mann–Whitney's U tests between BCS and control groups. Bold values correspond to significant results (p value < 0.05).