Radiation Oncology

Table 4 Comparison of study measures according to cervical muscle gauge (CMG) status

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

	No CMG loss n = 14			CMG loss n = 16
	Mean ± SD	95% CI (lower-upper)	p	Mean ± SD	95% CI (lower-upper)	p
BMI(kg/m²)
	24.68 ± 4.34	(-0.35) -(1.64)	0.186	26.61 ± 4.81	(0.378) -(3.36)	0.018
	24.04 ± 3.75	(-0.35) -(1.64)	0.186	24.74 ± 4.48	(0.378) -(3.36)	0.018
Weight (kg)
	68.28 ± 14.15	(-0.89) -(4.47)	0.172	75.78 ± 10.79	(4.05) -(10.32)	< 0.001
	66.49 ± 12.59	(-0.89) -(4.47)	0.172	68.60 ± 10.10	(4.05) -(10.32)	< 0.001
LBM (kg)
	51.29 ± 9.30	(-0.281) -(2.46)	0.109	54.65 ± 6.71	(1.37) -(43.89)	< 0.001
	50.20 ± 8.80	(-0.281) -(2.46)	0.109	52.01 ± 5.76	(1.37) -(43.89)	< 0.001
SII
	1029.56 ± 698.54	(-508.88) -(471.53)	0.935	1046.01 ± 824.36	(-937.83) -(404.64)	0.409
	1048.23 ± 777.80	(-508.88) -(471.53)	0.935	1312.61 ± 1009.14	(-937.83) -(404.64)	0.409
NLR
	3.83 ± 3.12	(-3.61) -(1.45)	0.367	4.13 ± 2.97	(-2.85) -(1.52)	0.525
	4.91 ± 2.42	(-3.61) -(1.45)	0.367	4.80 ± 2.95	(-2.85) -(1.52)	0.525
PLR
	299.91 ± 126.54	(-157.57) -(41.49)	0.226	173.41 ± 96.18	(-378.09) -(-63.05)	0.009
	287.96 ± 137.49	(-157.57) -(41.49)	0.226	393.99 ± 288.95	(-378.09) -(-63.05)	0.009

CMG: Cervical muscle gauge, BMI: body mass index, LBM: lean body mass, SII: systemic inflammatory index, NLR: neutrophil lymphocyte ratio, PLR: platelet lymphocyte ratio

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