Table 1 |
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Descriptive statistics in cancer patients in the second chemotherapy cycle and controls |
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Variable |
Cases (n = 30) |
Controls (n = 30) |
p |
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Gender |
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Male |
53% |
40% |
0.3 |
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Female |
47% |
60% |
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Age (years) (mean ± SD) |
56.0 ± 15 |
49.4 ± 11 |
0.07 |
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BMI |
21.6 ± 1.4 |
25.1 ± 0.9 |
0.02 |
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Calories/day |
1,830 ± 732 |
1,621 ± 717 |
0.26 |
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Proteins (g/day) |
69 ± 42 |
57.4 ± 26 |
0.21 |
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Carbohydrates (g/day) |
221 ± 88 |
202.5 ± 105 |
0.46 |
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Fat (g/day) |
75.9 ± 33 |
63 ± 36 |
0.15 |
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Zinc (mg/day) |
15.3 ± 7.9 |
16.7 ± 10 |
0.56 |
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Alcohol (g/day) |
1.06 ± 0.6 |
1.18 ± 0.9 |
0.82 |
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Caffeine (g/day) |
59 ± 66 |
146.8 ± 230 |
0.61* |
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Smoking |
3% |
16.6% |
0.19 |
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BMI = body mass index *Mann-Whitney U test. SD, Standard deviation |
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Sánchez-Lara et al. Nutrition Journal 2010 9:15 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-9-15 |
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