Decrease of serum carnitine levels in patients with or without gastrointestinal cancer cachexia

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2006; 12(28): 4541-4545
Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4541

Table 1 Characteristics of the study population (mean ± SD)

Parameter	Cachectic patients with gastrointestinal cancer (30)	Cachectic patients without gastrointestinal cancer (25)	Non cachectic patients with cancer(60)	Healthy subjects(30)
Sex M/F	16/14	13/12	25/35	15/15
Mean age (yr)	47.4 ± 7.6	49.1 ± 6.4	48.6 ± 8.4	51.3 ± 5.2
Heigth (cm)	158.9 ± 6.8	160.6 ± 7.1	159.4 ± 7.8	160.2 ± 6.4
Weigth (kg)	46.8 ± 7.6	51.4 ± 6.9	60.2 ± 7.4	63.8 ± 11.3
SAP (mmHg)	151.8 ± 12.4	156 ± 13.2	152.4 ± 14.7	150.3 ± 16.8
DAP (mmHg)	84.2 ± 8.7	86.4 ± 7.1	80.1 ± 9.7	80.2 ± 10.6
Heat Rate bpm	94.2 ± 9.8	86.2 ± 11.1	84.2 ± 7.1	81.2 ± 10.2

Citation: Malaguarnera M, Risino C, Gargante MP, Oreste G, Barone G, Tomasello AV, Costanzo M, Cannizzaro MA. Decrease of serum carnitine levels in patients with or without gastrointestinal cancer cachexia. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(28): 4541-4545
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i28/4541.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4541