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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population (n = 33)

From: Dietary supplementation with n-3-fatty acids in patients with pancreatic cancer and cachexia: marine phospholipids versus fish oil - a randomized controlled double-blind trial

Parameter

FO

MPL

Men/Women

7/11

9/6

Age (years)

70.3 ± 8.24

71.3 ± 7.51

BW 6 weeks before E1 (kg)*

62.9 ± 6.54

71.4 ± 15.3

BMI E1 (kg/m2)*

21.3 ± 1.73

23.7 ± 4.10

BW E1 (kg)

58.7 ± 4.93

67.6 ± 13.8

MM E1 (% BW)

21.5 ± 2.04

20.2 ± 2.98

FM E1 (% BW)*

25.2 ± 3.35

23.9 ± 2.74

BW without MM and FM (=body water) E1 (%)*

53.3 ± 2.80

55.5 ± 8.53

  1. *non- normally distributed, FO fishoil, MPL marine phospholipids, BW body weight, MM muscle mass, FM fat mass, E1 examination 1