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. 2022 Aug 26;12:941496. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.941496

Table 2.

Body composition changes during neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

Parameter Mean ± SD before NAC Mean ± SD after NAC t p value
BMI 23.61 ± 3.17 23.85 ± 3.21 −3.315 0.001
Weight 59.33 ± 8.11 60.00 ± 8.53 −3.843 0.0001
BSA 1.61 ± 0.12 1.62 ± 0.13 −3.811 0.0002
SFI (cm2/m2) 66.58 ± 26.23 66.44 ± 26.57 0.190 0.849
VFI (cm2/m2) 29.97 ± 20.20 31.28 ± 19.15 −2.547 0.0114
SMI (cm2/m2) 42.37 ± 5.41 41.93 ± 5.76 2.153 0.0321

BMI, body mass index; BSA, body surface area; NAC, neoadjuvant chemotherapy; SFI, subcutaneous fat index; SMI, skeletal muscle mass index; VFI, visceral fat index.