Table 1 Patients’ characteristics
From: Assessment of lipolysis biomarkers in adipose tissue of patients with gastrointestinal cancer
Parameter | Cachexia (n = 9) | No cachexia (n = 14) | Controls (n = 15) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 64.7 ± 13.3 | 76.9 ± 7.4* | 58.1 ± 13.9 |
Males, n (%) | 5 (56) | 6 (43) | 6 (40) |
BMI, kg/m2 | 25.4 ± 2.9 | 27.9 ± 3.3 | 28.0 ± 4.3 |
Actual weight, kg | 73.3 ± 13.7 | 78.1 ± 12.7 | 79.5 ± 12.2 |
Body weight loss in the previous 6 months, % | 8.2 (6.5; 8.5) | 3.4 (1.6; 4.1)# | 0 (0; 0) |
FAACT score | 20.3 ± 5.9 | 24.8 ± 7.1 | / |
Stage of the cancer disease | |||
I–II | 6 (67) | 9 (64) | / |
III–IV | 3 (33) | 5 (36) | / |
Hemoglobin, g/dl | 11.6 ± 2.5 | 11.1 ± 2.7 | 14.0 ± 2.0 |
Albumin, g/dl | 3.3 ± 0.7 | 3.2 ± 0.6 | 3.8 ± 0.4 |