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Table 3 Correlation of inflammatory markers and appetite regulating hormones with various nutritional parameters

Spearman's correlation coefficient		CRP (mg/L)	IL-6 (pg/mL)	TNF-α (pg/mL)	Ghrelin (pg/mL)	CCK (pg/mL)
Weight loss (%)	rho	-0.21	0.263	0.438	0.12	0.242
	P	0.124	0.052	0.001	0.385	0.075
BMI (kg/m2)	rho	0.638	0.31	0.024	-0.342	0.411
	P	0.001	0.021	0.861	0.011	0.002
NRS2002	rho	-0.236	0.193	0.355	-0.057	0.142
	P	0.083	0.157	0.008	0.682	0.302
Adipose tissue (%)	rho	0.313	0.136	0.069	-0.348	0.289
	P	0.02	0.324	0.617	0.009	0.033
Albumin (g/L)	rho	0.002	-0.384	-0.461	-0.024	-0.026
	P	0.987	0.004	0.001	0.861	0.848
Cholesterol (U/L)	rho	-0.162	0.054	-0.212	0.209	0.355
	P	0.238	0.696	0.121	0.125	0.008
Apetite (VAS)	rho	0.047	0.039	0.037	0.027	-0.121
	P	0.733	0.776	0.786	0.847	0.379

CRP: C-reactive protein; IL-6: Interleukin 6; TNF-α: Tumor necrosis factor α; CCK: Cholecystokinin; BMI: Body mass index; NRS: Nutritional risk screening; VAS: Visual analog scale.