CRP and malnutrition: Further, CRP levels correlated positively with cancer stages (r =0.256, P<0.001), the presence of cachexia (r =0.189, P<0.001), and weight loss (r =0.232, P<0.001), and correlated negatively with anorexia-related scores (r =-0.216, P<0.001 for VAS score, r =-0.251, P<0.001 for FAACT score) and malnutrition-related scores (r =-0.262, P<0.001 for MNA score).