ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MALNUTRITION AND CALORIC-INTAKE, EMESIS, PSYCHOLOGICAL DEPRESSION, GLUCOSE TASTE, AND TUMOR MASS

  • 1 January 1984
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 68  (6) , 873-876
Abstract
A nutritional evaluation was performed in 72 patients with advanced solid tumors receiving chemotherapy; 35 patients (49%) were considered malnourished and 37(51%) were considered normal. The malnourished group showed a significantly lower caloric intake than the normal group (1214 .+-. 360 vs. 2088 .+-. 607; P < 0.001) and a higher incidence of severe depression (16 of 27 patients [59%] vs. 6 of 30-[20%]; P = 0.026). No significant difference was found between the normal and malnourished patients in reference to emesis, glucose tasting threshold or tumor burden.