Is patient's BMI representative of their body composition in neuroendocrine tumors?
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Introduction: Up to 60% of patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are malnourished. This negatively impacts survival, length of hospital stay, risk of complications, treatment response, fatigue and quality of life. Malnutrition is typically defined by body mass index (BMI) or weight loss, which provides no information on body composition. Research in other cancers has shown sarcopenia is more significant than BMI. Information is lacking on the influence of anthropometric parameters in NETs.
Aim(s): To determine whether weight and BMI are indicative of body composition in patients with NETs.
Materials and methods: Data for 433 patients seen by a specialist NET dietitian over 2 years was provided by bioinformatics. Of these, 41 patients had a full set of anthropometric data including; weight, BMI, handgrip strength (HGS), mid arm circumference (MAC), mid arm muscle circumference (MAMC) and triceps skinfold thickness (TSF).
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Presenting Author: Bradley E
Keywords: neuroendocrine, body composition, handgrip strength, mid arm muscle circumference,
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