Muscle function and omega-3 fatty acids in the prediction of lean body mass after breast cancer treatment

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Table 3 Univariate associations between indices of erththrocyte LCn-3 s and markers of body composition, inflammation and quality of life (n = 43)

	Total n‒3		EPA		DHA		AA/EPA
	r	p-value	r	p-value	r	p-value	r	p-value
Weight (kg)	0.083	0.595	0.249	0.107	−0.088	0.576	−0.232	0.134
LBM (kg)	0.093	0.554	0.156	0.319	−0.27	0.864	−0.159	0.309
Body fat %	0.037	0.816	0.222	0.153	−0.107	0.493	−0.181	0.245
Waist (cm)	0.123	0.431	0.280	0.069	−0.061	0.697	−0.167	0.284
Hip (cm)	0.055	0.728	0.280	0.069	−0.141	0.366	−0.313	*0.041*
CRP (mmol/L)	0.035	0.822	0.183	0.241	−0.42	0.791	−0.224	0.149
FACT-B + 4	−0.063	0.689	0.039	0.804	−0.064	0.683	−0.007	0.962
FACT-F	−0.129	0.411	0.040	0.797	−0.137	0.382	−0.026	0.868

LBM: Lean Body mass; CRP: C-reactive protein; EPA: eicosapentanoic acid; DHA: docosahexanoic acid; FACT-B + 4: Quality of life with breast related items; FACT-F: Fatigue.