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Table 2 DEXA total body composition changes

From: Investigating the clinical significance of body composition changes in patients undergoing chemoradiation for oropharyngeal cancer using analytic morphomics

 

Net change

Percent change

P value

BMI

1.75 (±2.2)

5.96

<0.05

Weight (kg)

11.2 (±6.9)

11.70

<0.05

Lean body mass (kg)

6.1 (±6.8)

10.20

0.001

  1. In the DEXA scan cohort, changes in BMI, weight and lean body mass were assessed at pre- and 2 months post-treatment follow-up