Research Article
Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis to Increase the Sensitivity of Screening Methods for Diagnosing Cancer Cachexia in Patients with Colorectal Cancer
Table 4
Comparison of BIA parameters of patients with CRC vs. control including gender difference.
| | Variable | Male | Female | | Cancer | Control | | Cancer | Control | | | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD |
| | FMI (kg/m2) | 6.4 ± 2.8 | 6.9 ± 2.3 | ns# | 8.6 ± 3.1 | 9.2 ± 3.5 | ns# | | FFMI (kg/m2) | 19.3 ± 2.0 | 21.1 ± 2.4 | <0.001# | 16.7 ± 2 | 16.6 ± 1.8 | ns# | | SMMI (kg/m2) | 9.0 ± 1.0 | 10.1 ± 1.5 | <0.001 | 7.4 ± 1.8 | 7.6 ± 1.2 | ns | | FM/FFM (%) | 32.7 ± 13.4 | 32.7 ± 10.1 | ns# | 52.2 ± 19.4 | 55.8 ± 20.1 | ns# | | SMM/FM | 1.66 ± 0.64 | 1.61 ± 0.54 | ns# | 1.05 ± 0.75 | 1.00 ± 0.66 | ns# | | ECW/TBW (%) | 44.2 ± 1.8 | 43.2 ± 1.6 | <0.05 | 46.8 ± 3 | 45.9 ± 2.3 | ns | | VAT (L) | 3.2 ± 2.0 | 4.1 ± 1.8 | ns# | 1.6 ± 0.9 | 1.7 ± 0.8 | ns# | | R (Ω) | 463.4 ± 58.8 | 429.2 ± 72.5 | <0.05 | 527.8 ± 62.1 | 533.2 ± 60.8 | ns# | | Xc (Ω) | 52.9 ± 17.1 | 44.6 ± 7.3 | <0.05 | 61.3 ± 23 | 54 ± 9 | <0.05 | | PA (Ω) | 6.5 ± 1.9 | 6.0 ± 0.9 | ns# | 6.8 ± 2.5 | 5.8 ± 0.9 | <0.05 |
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Student’s t-test. #Mann–Whitney U test. ns—nonsignificant. |
