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

Table 8 Linear regression analysis: confounding factors of blood parameters and tumor size for the change in aspects of energy metabolism and body weight

Parameter	R²	R² change	p-value
ΔmREE
Model *T0_CRP*	0.656	0.430	0.015*
ΔmREE/FFM
Model *T0_CRP*	0.733	0.537	0.004*
ΔmREE/pREE
Model *T0_CRP*	0.708	0.501	0.007*
ΔBW
Model *T0_*neutrophiles	0.768	0.590	0.001*

Legend: n, number of participants; Δchange from baseline to follow-up; T0, baseline; mREE, measured resting energy expenditure; pREE, predicted resting energy expenditure; FFM, fat-free mass; CRP, level of C-reactive proteins; significance
*p < 0.05

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