Table 2.

Relationship between tongue pressure and pre-treatment body mass index.

Variables	β (95% confidence interval)	Standardized β	P-value
Age	0.58(− 0.11–0.23)	0.07	0.49
Sex	0.28(− 4.40–4.96)	0.01	0.91
Primary tumor site (Gingiva)	9.01(4.22–13.79)	0.38	0.001*
Primary tumor site (Others)	6.90(0.44–13.36)	0.22	0.04*
Clinical cancer stage	− 2.99(− 6.00– − 0.02)	− 0.33	0.05*
Surgery	− 0.29(− 13.52–12.94)	− 0.01	0.97
Surgery and radiotherapy	− 2.34(− 13.70–9.02)	− 0.10	0.68
Surgery and chemoradiotherapy	− 1.64 (− 8.32–5.05)	− 0.07	0.63
Neck dissection	9.38 (1.81–16.95)	0.39	0.02*
Reconstructive surgery	− 6.51(− 11.49– − 1.54)	− 0.28	0.01*
Body mass index	0.74 (0.16–1.32)	0.25	0.01*

*Significant difference.