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Table 2 Nutritional status of patients with ovarian cancer at the time of bowel obstruction

From: Palliative home parenteral nutrition in patients with ovarian cancer and malignant bowel obstruction: experiences of women and family caregivers

 

Interviewed (n = 18)

Mean ± SD

Not interviewed (n = 15)

Mean ± SD

Total (n = 33)

Mean ± SD

Fat mass (kg)

21.07 (5.86)

22.94 (7.55)

22.10 (6.7)

Muscle mass (kg)

30.79 (2.88)

32.77 (5.18)

31.83 (4.2)

Muscle Index (cm2/m2)

31.51 (4.49)

33.54 (6.01)

32.59 (5.3)

Missing CT scans

2

3

5

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

24.10 (6.41)

23.06 (3.72)

23.67 (5.42)

BMI missing

0

4

4

C-reactive protein (mg/l)

62.84 (93.59)

73.44 (67.91)

67.86 (81.5)

Albumin (g/l)

33.10 (6.14)

36.89 (6.40)

34.89 (6.5)

Missing blood results

0

0

0