High Level of Irisin as a Marker of Malnutrition in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Subjected to Radiotherapy

Iwona Homa-Mlak; Radosław Mlak; Anna Brzozowska; Marcin Mazurek; Tomasz Powrózek; Monika Prendecka-Wróbel; Aneta Szudy-Szczyrek; Piotr Dreher; Katarzyna Kamińska; Teresa Małecka-Massalska; Alicja Wójcik-Załuska

doi:10.12659/MSM.936857

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^1CDE, Monika Prendecka-Wróbel^1CEF, Aneta Szudy-Szczyrek^2ADE, Piotr Dreher^3CEF, Katarzyna Kamińska^4F, Teresa Małecka-Massalska^1ACEF, Alicja Wójcik-Załuska^5CEG

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.936857

Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e936857

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Table 4 The correlation between factors reflecting malnutrition status and irisin level in HNC patients.

Factor	Irisin level
Factor	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.

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High Level of Irisin as a Marker of Malnutrition in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Subjected to Radiotherapy

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