Table 2.

Anthropometric outcomes of patients with lung cancer in omega-3 fatty acid supplementation and placebo groups.

Characteristics		Omega-3 (Mean ± SD) n = 29	Placebo (Mean ± SD) n = 29	P-value*
Weight (Kg)	Before	61.86 ± 10.02	62.46 ± 8.88	0.808
	After	66.71 ± 9.17	61.33 ± 8.03	0.021
BMI (Kg/m2)	Before	20.04 ± 4.57	21.13 ± 4.48	0.363
	After	21.64 ± 4.59	20.81 ± 4.54	0.831
Upper arm circumference	Before	24.70 ± 2.91	24.70 ± 2.88	0.990
	After	25.86 ± 2.04	24.87 ± 2.68	0.120
Skinfold thickness	Before	12.43 ± 1.62	12.46 ± 1.60	0.948
	After	13.54 ± 1.81	12.71 ± 1.52	0.064
Calorie intake (Kcal/d)	Before	2,067 ± 338	2,061 ± 369	0.950
	After	2,133 ± 420	2,090 ± 434	0.703

^*indicates p-values for between groups comparisons.