Research Article

Relation of Malnutrition and Nosocomical Infections in Cancer Patients in Hospital: An Observational Study

Table 2

Anthropometric and body composition measurements.

MeasurementsValue (n = 107)

Anthropometric
Weight (kg), mean ± SD67.89 ± 14.68
BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD24.12 ± 5.6
Weight loss within the past 6 months (%), mean ± SD6.83 ± 11
Hand grip strength (kg), mean ± SD22.19 ± 10,3

Body composition
FFMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD18.65 ± 2.75
FM (kg), mean ± SD15.60 ± 9.17
PA (º), mean ± SD4.6 (±1.78)

BMI: body mass index; FFMI: fat-free mass index; FM: fat mass; PA; phase angle; SD: deviation standard.