Depression and appetite: predictors of malnutrition in ...

chemotherapy, and 8.5 % received radiation therapy within 6 months. Mean BDI score was 11.2 and the prevalence of depression was 26.4 %. Nutritional status and characteristics Nutritional characteristics of the patients are described in Table 2. Mean BMI was 23.4 kg/m2 (range, 14.6–36.7 kg/ m2), median body weight was 55.0 kg (range, 38.5 ... ................
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