Table 2

Mean (SD) hydration and 40K constant for fat free mass for the three groups

ALLOther malignanciesControls
*p<0.01 (ALL group significantly different from the other malignancies and control groups).
Hydration constant (l/kg FFM)0.713 (0.041)*0.743 (0.036)0.738 (0.032)
40K constant (mmol/kg FFM)59.6 (5.4)*63.5 (4.8)63.4 (3.8)