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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL MEDICINE
Volume 16, Issue -, Pages 1995-2001Publisher
DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.2147/IJGM.S388457
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interleukin-6; vitamin D; cachexia; handgrip strength; cancer; nutrition
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This study aimed to investigate the association of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and vitamin D levels with cachexia in cancer patients, as well as the relationship between body composition profile and cachexia, IL-6, and vitamin D levels. The results showed that cancer patients with cachexia had higher IL-6 levels, while no association was found between cachexia and vitamin D levels. Patients with cachexia had lower body composition components. Vitamin D levels were positively correlated with muscle mass, visceral fat, and handgrip strength, while no association between IL-6 and body composition was found.
Introduction: Cachexia is prevalent in cancer and is associated with poorer prognosis. We aimed to investigate the association of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and vitamin D levels with cachexia in cancer patients. We also assessed the relationship between body composition profile and cachexia, IL-6, and vitamin D levels. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Dharmais National Cancer Hospital. The study included patients with newly diagnosed biopsy-proven nasopharyngeal cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, cervical cancer, or non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Blood samples, anthropometrics, and body composition were measured.Results: A total of 150 cancer patients were included in the study, with a median age of 52 years, and 64% (n = 96) are female. The prevalence of cachexia was 57%. Cancer patients with cachexia had higher IL-6 levels (P = 0.025). No association between cachexia and vitamin D levels was found (P = 0.787). Patients with cachexia had lower body composition components than those without cachexia (P < 0.05). Vitamin D levels were positively correlated with muscle mass, visceral fat, and handgrip strength (P < 0.05), while no association between IL-6 and body composition was found.Conclusion: Cancer-associated cachexia is associated with a higher level of IL-6, lower BMI, lower fat mass index, and lower visceral fat. Vitamin D levels, but not IL-6, are correlated with muscle mass, muscle strength, and visceral fat in cancer patients.
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