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- Title
The impact of nutrition support on body composition in cancer outpatients receiving radiotherapy.
- Authors
Isenring, E.; Capra, S.; Bauer, J.; Davies, P. S. W.
- Abstract
This study investigated the change in body composition in 36 cancer outpatients receiving radiotherapy to the head and neck area (mean age: 63 ± 15 years) randomised to receive either nutrition intervention (NI; n=15) or usual care (UC; n=21). Body weight and composition were measured at the commencement of radiotherapy and 3 months later. The UC group lost significantly more weight; mean decrease = 4.3 kg, than the NI group: mean decrease = 1.1 kg (t(30)=-2.5, p=0.019). Fat-free mass loss was significantly higher in the UC group with a mean loss of 2.2 kg versus 0.3 kg in the NI group (t(30)=- 2.3, p=0.029). Body composition as measured by foot-to-foot bioelectrical impedance analysis provides more information than weight alone and can allow for tailoring of NI.
- Subjects
HUMAN body composition; CANCER patients; RADIOTHERAPY; BODY weight; NUTRITION; BIOELECTRIC impedance
- Publication
Acta Diabetologica, 2003, Vol 40, ps162
- ISSN
0940-5429
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00592-003-0054-6