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Table 9 Comparison of VO2 and VCO2

From: The effects of chemotherapy on resting energy expenditure, body composition, and cancer-related fatigue in women with breast cancer: a prospective cohort study

Parameter

Baseline

Mean ± SD

Follow-up

Mean ± SD

p-value

Patients with BC

 VO2

235.5 ± 30.3

218.5 ± 31.1

0.058

 VCO2

162.9 ± 47.2

175.7 ± 41.9

0.124

Time of measurement

Cancer

Mean ± SD

Control

Mean ± SD

p-value

Baseline (T0)

n = 19

n = 36

 

 VO2

235.5 ± 30.3

205.7 ± 22.0

 < 0.001*

 VCO2

162.9 ± 47.2

159.5 ± 18.9

0.596

  1. Legend: BC, breast cancer; VO2, oxygen uptake; CO2, carbohydrate expenditure; T0, baseline; significance
  2. *p < 0.05