Changes in Nutritional Status of Cancer Patients Undergoing Proton Radiation Therapy Based on Real-World Data

Table 3

Changes in 24 h dietary intake of hospitalized patients at onset and end of PRT.

Variables	Onset of PRT	End of PRT	T/Z value	value
Energy intake (kcal)^#	1454.34 ± 204.52	1427.79 ± 263.64	−0.614	0.539
Energy intake/current weight (kcal/kg)	21.81 ± 3.44	21.34 ± 4.08	−1.089	0.282
Protein intake (g)^#	64.26 ± 9.67	65.66 ± 11.43	−1.235	0.217
Protein intake/current weight (g/kg)^#	0.96 ± 0.16	0.98 ± 0.20	−1.101	0.271

Analyzed by paired t-test. ^#Analyzed by Wilcoxon signed rank test. PRT: proton radiotherapy.