Table 3 Comparison of energy expenditure and body composition between patients with breast cancer and controls

Parameter

Cancer (n = 20)

Mean ± SD

Controls (n = 36)

Mean ± SD

p-value

mREE

1596.8 ± 212.1

1421.9 ± 153.1

 < 0.001*

mREE/FFM

34.4 ± 4.8

31.0 ± 3.0

 < 0.001*

mREE/pREE

15.8 ± 9.2

2.5 ± 7.0

 < 0.001*

BW

70.1 ± 5.9

70.4 ± 13.8

0.906

FFM_kg

46.6 ± 4.6

46.1 ± 5.4

0.812

FFM_%

66.8 ± 6.6

65.1 ± 11.8

0.966

FM_kg

24.2 ± 7.2

26.0 ± 13.6

0.915

FM_%

33.2 ± 6.6

33.3 ± 8.5

0.497

Effects of 12 weeks of chemotherapy energy expenditure and body composition in patients with breast cancer

Parameter

Baseline (T0; n = 14)

Mean ± SD

Follow-up (T1; n = 14)

Mean ± SD

p-value

mREE

1596.8 ± 212.1

1524.0 ± 230.9

0.174

mREE/FFM

34.4 ± 4.8

33.8 ± 4.2

0.628

mREE/pREE

15.8 ± 9.2

9.8 ± 13.8

0.084

BW

70.1 ± 5.9

71.7 ± 5.2

0.204

FFM_kg

46.6 ± 4.6

45.1 ± 3.9

0.006*

FFM_%

66.8 ± 6.6

63.6 ± 3.9

0.028*

FM_kg

24.2 ± 7.2

25.9 ± 4.0

0.208

FM_%

33.2 ± 6.6

39.6 ± 8.6

0.027*