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

Table 5

Changes in anthropometric parameters of hospitalized patients at onset and the end of PRT.

Variables	Onset of PRT	End of PRT	T/Z value	value
Weight (kg)	68.04 ± 12.68	68.04 ± 12.42	0.000	1.000
BMI (kg/m^2)^#	24.57 ± 3.51	24.58 ± 3.31	−0.107	0.915
MUAC (cm)^#	27.49 ± 2.97	27.34 ± 2.65	−0.643	0.520
MAMC (cm)	23.17 ± 2.69	23.06 ± 2.52	−0.519	0.606
TSF (mm)^#	13.77 ± 5.47	13.63 ± 5.39	−0.081	0.935

Analyzed by paired t-test. ^#Analyzed by Wilcoxon signed rank test. PRT: proton radiotherapy, BMI: body mass index, MUAC: mid-upper arm circumference, MAMC: mid-upper arm muscle circumference, TSF: triceps skinfold thickness.