Longitudinal changes in body composition during palliative systemic chemotherapy and survival outcomes in metastatic colorectal cancer

Figure 5 Correlation matrix at baseline, after the last systemic chemotherapy. A: Correlation matrix at baseline; B: After the last systemic chemotherapy. The numbers shown are Pearson’s correlation coefficients with P values < 0.05. Negative and positive values indicate negative and positive correlations, respectively. Blanks indicate nonsignificant values. Alb: Albumin; ALC: Absolute lymphocyte count; BMI: Body mass index; NLR: Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; PLR: Platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio; SFAI: Subcutaneous fat area index; T-chol: Total cholesterol; VFA: Visceral fat area.