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

Table 7 Correlation analysis between the change in energy expenditure, body composition, and confounding factors

Parameter	ΔmREE	ΔmREE/FFM	ΔmREE/pREE	ΔBW	ΔFFM_kg	ΔFFM_%	ΔFM_kg	ΔFM_%
T0_lymphocytes	0.242	0.306	0.227	0.087	− 0.279	− 0.324	0.413	0.095
T0_neutrophiles	0.453	0.454	0.238	0.768*	− 0.165	− 0.434	0.281	− 0.032
T0_Neu/Lym	0.175	0.144	− 0.012	0.643*	0.052	− 0.098	− 0.046	− 0.095
T0_CRP	− 0.656*	− 0.733*	− 0.708*	0.009	0.029	− 0.023	0.087	− 0.002
T0_tumor size	− 0.553*	− 0.630*	− 0.614*	0.094	0.485	0.123	− 0.031	0.511

Legend: n, number of participants; Δchange from baseline to follow-up; mREE, measured resting energy expenditure; pREE, predicted resting energy expenditure; FFM, fat-free mass; BW, body weight; FM, fat mass; Neu/Lym, level of neutrophiles/level of lymphocytes; CRP, level of C-reactive proteins

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