Table 1

Nutritional variables at diagnosis and last evaluation for people who died during follow-up

Nutritional variablesAt diagnosisBefore deathp Value*N
Median (IQR)Median (IQR)
Weight (kg)65.60 (56.70 to 75.00)63.10 (54.20 to 71.60)0.0274
BMI24.13 (21.20 to 26.96)23.48 (20.86 to 26.60)0.0274
Weight variation from usual weight (%)−2.29† (−8.40 to 0.50)−7.05 (−14.36 to −1.16)0.0274
BMI variation from usual BMI (unit)−0.53† (−2.24 to 0.10)−1.70 (−3.62 to −0.25)0.0374
Mid-arm muscle circumference (cm)23.89 (22.16 to 26.47)22.02 (19.70 to 24.18)<0.000174
Triceps skinfold thickness (mm)12.47 (9.30 to 16.30)13.53 (9.92 to 19.33)0.04874
Phase angle (°)3.37 (2.57 to 4.34)2.29 (1.69 to 2.97)<0.000166‡
Extracellular fluid/intracellular fluid volume0.93 (0.84 to 1.02)1.00 (0.90 to 1.11)<0.000172‡
Fat-free mass (kg)44.94 (36.20 to 52.74)42.13 (33.99 to 48.65)<0.000169‡
Fat mass (kg)20.11 (14.10 to 24.28)21.24 (14.50 to 28.36)0.0469‡

  • ↵* Comparisons between time of diagnosis and before death.

  • ↵† At time of diagnosis variation statistically different from 0 (p<0.0001).

  • ↵‡ <74 owing to impossible body impedance analysis or missing values.