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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: The role of radiotherapy planning images in monitoring malnutrition and predicting prognosis in head and neck cancer patients: a pilot study

Demographic variable

 

Age (year)

 

 Median (min-max)

62 (22–88)

 

n (%)

Gender

 

 Male

23 (76.7)

 Female

7 (23.3)

Disease characteristics

 

Stage

 

 Early (I-II)

7 (23.3)

 Local advanced (III-IV)

23 (76.7)

Tumor Site

 

 Oral Cavity

11 (36.7)

 Larynx

7 (23.3)

 Nasopharynx

6 (20)

 Paranasal sinuses

2 (6.7)

 Hypopharynx

2 (6.7)

 Oropharynx

1 (3.3)

 Thyroid

1 (3.3)

Treatment charcteristics

 

Previous Surgery

 

 Yes

16 (53.3)

 No

14 (46.7)

Concurrent chemotherapy

 

 Yes

22 (73.3)

 No

8 (26.7)

Anthropometric measurements

Mean ± SD

Height (m)

1.7 ± 0.1

Weight (kg)

72.11 ± 12.65

BMI (kg/m2)

25.68 ± 4.54

LBM (kg)

52.81 ± 8.07

CMG

1219.35 ± 559.94

Biochemical measurements

 

SII

1218.99 ± 1289.32

NLR

4.03 ± 2.97

PLR

206.13 ± 126.60

Hb (g/dL)

12.67 ± 2.08

  1. BMI: body mass index, LBM: lean body mass; CMG: cervical muscle gauge; LBM: lean body mass, Hb: Hemoglobin; SII: systemic inflammatory index; NLR: neutrophil lymphocyte ratio, PLR: platelet lymphocyte ratio