Table 2 Physical performance of the patients
From: The clinical picture of cachexia: a mosaic of different parameters (experience of 503 patients)
Cachexia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
no | yes | p | |
Median | Median | ||
BMI [kg/m2] | 24,6 | 20,9 | <0.001 |
Nutritional Risk Score | 1 | 3 | <0.001 |
FEV1 [l] | 2,80 | 2,76 | 0.616 |
vital capacity [l] | 3,5 | 3,4 | 0.688 |
IST capacity [%] | 106 | 96 | <0.001 |
ergometry [Watt] | 108 | 83 | <0.001 |
rel. performance [W/kg KG] | 1,53 | 1,34 | 0.008 |
maximal heart frequency [/min] | 153,0 | 145,5 | 0.070 |
Karnofsky-Index [%] | 9 | 8 | <0.001 |