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Fig. 3 | Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling

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From: Modeling the energetic cost of cancer as a result of altered energy metabolism: implications for cachexia

Fig. 3

Impact of increased tumor mass on resting energy expenditure. Plot of resting energy expenditure (REE) and liver & metastases mass from the prospective colorectal cancer patient cohort (n = 18) found in [35]. The values have been adjusted for variations in fat free mass (FFM) of the patient cohort. Simple linear regression found: REE/FFM (kcal/kg/day) = (300 ± 110) * (Liver + Metastases mass) (kg)/FFM (kg) + 30 (r2 = 0.32, p = 0.01). Future studies to reduce the standard error of this result are recommended

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