Extracellular water to total body water ratio predicts survival in cancer patients with sarcopenia: a multi-center cohort study

Abstract Background Body water measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) predicts the outcomes of many diseases. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between body water and the prognosis of cancer patients with sarcopenia. Methods This study employed 287 cancer patients with sarcop...

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Main Authors: Yi-Zhong Ge, Guo-Tian Ruan, Qi Zhang, Wen-Jun Dong, Xi Zhang, Meng-Meng Song, Xiao-Wei Zhang, Xiang-Rui Li, Kang-Ping Zhang, Meng Tang, Wei Li, Xian Shen, Han-Ping Shi, Investigation on the Nutrition Status and Clinical Outcome of Common Cancers (INSCOC) Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:Nutrition & Metabolism
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12986-022-00667-3