01 September 2022: Clinical Research
High Level of Irisin as a Marker of Malnutrition in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Subjected to Radiotherapy
Iwona Homa-Mlak 1ACDEF* , Radosław Mlak 1ACDEF , Anna Brzozowska 2BDF , Marcin Mazurek 1CEF , Tomasz Powrózek 1CDF , Monika Prendecka-Wróbel 1CEF , Aneta Szudy-Szczyrek 2ADE , Piotr Dreher 3CEF , Katarzyna Kamińska 4F , Teresa Małecka-Massalska 1ACEF , Alicja Wójcik-Załuska 5CEGDOI: 10.12659/MSM.936857
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e936857
Table 4 The correlation between factors reflecting malnutrition status and irisin level in HNC patients.
| Factor | Irisin level | |
|---|---|---|
| rho | p | |
| Weight (kg) I | −0.1145 | p=0.428 |
| Weight (kg) VII | −0.2050 | p=0.153 |
| BMI (kg/m) I | −0.1193 | p=0.409 |
| BMI (kg/m) VII | −0.1776 | p=0.217 |
| Total Protein (g/dl) | 0.1184 | p=0.413 |
| Albumin (g/dl) | 0.0795 | p=0.583 |
| Transferrin (g/l) | −0.0578 | p=0.690 |
| Prealbumin (g/dl) | 0.2347 | p=0.101 |
| Fat mass I | −0.1816 | p=0.207 |
| Fat mass % I | −0.1850 | p=0.198 |
| Fat mass VII | −0.2412 | p=0.092 |
| Fat mass %VII | −0.2990 | p=0.035* |
| Free fat mass I | 0.0712 | p=0.623 |
| Free fat mass % I | 0.2680 | p=0.060 |
| Free fat mass VII | −0.0263 | p=0.856 |
| Free fat mass % VII | 0.2998 | p=0.034* |
| * Statistically significant results. BMI – body mass index. | ||