Table 3.
Comparison of adverse events.
| Adverse events | Non-sarcopenia | Sarcopenia | χ 2 | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > = 3 grade | <3grade | > = 3 grade | <3grade | |||
| Leukopenia | 9 (20.0%) | 36 (80.0%) | 16 (14.2%) | 97 (85.8%) | 0.824 | 0.364 |
| Neutrophilic granulocytopenia | 7 (15.6%) | 38 (84.4%) | 10 (8.8%) | 103 (91.2%) | 0.890 | 0.346 |
| Thrombocytopenia | 0 | 45 (100.0%) | 4 (3.5%) | 109 (96.5%) | 0.515 | 0.473 |
| Hemoglobinemia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nausea /vomiting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Radiation esophagitis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Esophageal stenosis | 0 | 45 (100.0%) | 1 (0.9%) | 112 (99.1%) | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| Radiation pneumonia | 0 | 45 (100.0%) | 5 (4.4%) | 108 (95.6%) | 0.866 | 0.352 |
| Pulmonary infection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||