Table 1. Patient characteristics.

	n=109
Age (s.d., min–max)	74.4±3.7 (70–88)
Sex ratio (men/women)	90/19
WHO performance status (n, %)
0	24 (22.0)
1	63 (57.8)
2	22 (20.2)
WHO <2	87 (79.8)
Atkinson dysphagia score (n, %)
0	5 (4.6)
1	27 (24.8)
2	55 (50.4)
3	15 (13.8)
4	7 (6.4)
Dysphagia stage ⩾2	77 (70.6)
Initial BMI (kg m−2, s.d.)	24.9±6.8
Initial weight loss (%, s.d.)	7.7±6.6
Initial weight loss ⩾10% (n, %)	36 (33.0)
Initial albumin (g l−1, s.d.)	37.7±5.1
Creatinine clearance (ml min−1, s.d.)	73.2±22.3
Charlson scorea
Median (min–max)	1 (0–6)
Charlson score ⩾2	27 (30.7%)

BMI=body mass index; n=number of patients; s.d.=standard deviation.

^aAvailable for 88 patients.