Fig. 6

Comparisons of fold changed in plasma (a) NPY, (b) leptin, (c) acyl-ghrelin, (d) motilin, and (e) substance P levels with respect to baseline (day 1, before administration of chemotherapy) between the anorexia (red columns; n = 7) and non-anorexia (blue columns; n = 10) groups. Data are expressed as mean (column) ± standard deviation (vertical bar). Significant differences between groups were analyzed by Kruskal–Wallis test with Bonferroni correction. NPY, neuropeptide Y