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Table 1 Nutritional status of the patients studied

From: Impact of genetic mutations and nutritional status on the survival of patients with colorectal cancer

Nutrition indicators

BMI (kg/m2)

n = 46

<  23.0 (Undernourished)a / <  18.5 (Undernourished)b

9 (19.6)

23.0–28.0 (normal)a / 18.5–24.9 (normal)b

20 (43.5)

28.0–30.0 (Overweight)a / 25–29.9 (Overweight)b

6 (13.0)

> 30.0 (obesity)a / > 30.0 (obesity)b

11 (23.9)

Nutritional Risk Screening – NRS

n = 45

Nutritional risk

29 (64.4)

Without nutritional risk

16 (35.6)

PG – SGA

n = 46

Well nourished

20 (43.4)

Moderetely malnourished

21 (45.7)

Severely malnourished

5 (10.9)

Phase angle

n = 41

< 5o

15 (36.6)

> 5o

26 (63.4)

Visceral adipose tisse

n = 39

<  163.8 cm2 – male / <  80.1 cm2 -female

15 (38.5)

>  163.8 cm2 - male / >  80.1 cm2 – female

24 (61.5)

VAT /SAT

n = 36

<  0.4- male / <  0.4 – female

9 (25)

>  0.4 - male / >  0.4 – female

27 (75)

Sarcopenia

n = 39

Sarcopenic

19 (48.7)

Without sarcopenic

20 (51.3)

  1. BMI Body mass index, PAHO Pan American Health Organization, PG-SGA Patient Self-Produced Global Subjective, SAT Subcutaneous adipose tissue, VAT Visceral adipose tissue
  2. aClassification BMI to elderly -PAHO; bClassification BMI to adults – WHO