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Table 2 Comparison of study measurements between the beginning and the adaptive time of radiotherapy

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

 

All patients (n = 30)

p

Beginning of RT

Adaptive RT

Mean ± SD

BMI (kg/m2)

25.68 ± 4.54

24.52 ± 4.06

0.006

Weight (kg)

72.11 ± 12.65

67.65 ± 11.12

< 0.001

LBM (kg)

52.81 ± 8.07

51.20 ± 7.20

< 0.001

CMG

1219.35 ± 559.94

1071.92 ± 492.18

0.057

Hb (g/dL)

12.88 ± 1.90

11.96 ± 1.99

0.005

SII

1038.70 ± 756.60

1195.11 ± 906.77

0.400

NLR

4.00 ± 2.98

4.85 ± 2.68

0.153

PLR

198.52 ± 112.137

346.86 ± 236.30

0.002

  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
  2. p: Paired sample t-test (< 0.05 significant)
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