Table 2 Baseline & follow up biochemical nutritional and inflammatory markers for patients diagnosed with low muscle mass compared with those with normal muscle mass
Nutritional variable | Baseline mean (SD) | 6 weeks | 6 months | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low muscle mass (n = 42) | Normal muscle mass (n = 360) | Low muscle mass (n = 15) | Normal muscle mass (n = 154) | Low muscle mass (n = 9) | Normal muscle mass (n = 151) | |
C-reactive protein (mg/L) | 51 (59) | 52 (74) | 7 (6) | 12 (26) | 13 (15) | 11 (20) |
Albumin (g/L) + | 35.5 (5) | 38.1 (5) * | 39.6 (4) | 40.8 (3) | 40 (5) | 41 (3) |
Red cell folate (nmol/L) | 144 (48) | 195 (108) * | 160 (45) | 227 (117) * | 187 (9) | 215 (155) |
Riboflavin, EGRAC+ | 1.279 (0.13) | 1.310 (0.18) | 1.278 (.15) | 1.273 (.2) | 1.250 (.2) | 1.276 (.14) |
Vitamin B12 (pmol/L) | 377 (216) | 390 (317) | 506 (500) | 361 (256) | 444 (246) | 340 (239) |
Ascorbic acid (μmol/L) | 17 (20) | 24 (21) | 18 (13) | 35 (23) * | 47 (56) | 30 (26) |
α-tocopherol (μmol/L) | 25 (6) | 25 (7) | 29 (6) | 27 (7) | 29 (7) | 26 (8) |
Carotene (umol/L) | 0.275 (.3) | .257 (.2) | .230 (.08) | .279 (.19) | 272 (.17) | .262 (.15) |
Retinol (umol/L) | 1.16 (.5) | 1.22 (.5) | 1.69 (.5) | 1.36 (.4) * | 1.41 (.7) | 1.36 (.5) |
Lycopene (umol/L) | .121 (.09) | .158 (.1) | .108 (.06) | .154 (.1) * | .119 (.1) | .151 (.1) |
Zinc (ng/ml) | 571 (127) | 629 (148) * | 605 (110) | 684 (150) * | 665 (150) | 644 (138) |
Copper (ng/ml) | 1110 (190) | 1062 (230) | 1120 (241) | 1045 (246) | 1036 (157) | 956 (211) |
Selenium (ng/ml) | 63 (18) | 68 (22) | 68 (28) | 83 (28) | 84 (30) | 74 (20) |