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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Dis Esophagus. 2013 Apr 26;27(2):168–175. doi: 10.1111/dote.12074

Table 3. Treatment-Related Toxicities by BMI (N=405).

Treatment Toxicity All Patients (N=405) Non-Obese (N = 115) Obese (N = 290) P-Value
Esophagitis 0.021
 grade 0 152 (37.5%) 33 (28.7%) 119 (41%)
 grade 2 or greater 253 (62.5%) 82 (71.3%) 171 (59%)
Nausea 0.177
 grade 0 162 (40%) 52 (45.2%) 110 (37.9%)
 grade 1 or greater 243 (60%) 63 (54.8%) 180 (62.1%)
Pneumonitis 0.519
 grade 0 388 (95.8%) 109 (94.8%) 279 (96.2%)
 grade 2 or greater 17 (4.2%) 6 (5.2%) 11 (3.8%)
Fistula Toxicity 0.284
 grade 0 404 (99.8%) 114 (99.1%) 290 (100%)
 grade 1 or greater 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.9%)
Stricture Toxicity <0.001
 grade 0 347 (85.7%) 83 (72.2%) 264 (91%)
 grade 1 or greater 58 (14.3%) 32 (27.8%) 26 (9%)
Max Hematologic Toxicity <0.001
 grade 0 263 (66.1%) 61 (53%) 202 (71.4%)
 grade 2 or greater 135 (33.9%) 54 (47%) 81 (28.6%)
Anemia <0.001
 grade 0 217 (54.5%) 43 (37.4%) 174 (61.5%)
 grade 1 or greater 181 (45.5%) 72 (62.6%) 109 (38.5%)
Anemia Treatment Break or
Dose Reduction
0.136
 No 388 (97.5%) 110 (95.7%) 278 (98.2%)
 Yes 10 (2.5%) 5 (4.3%) 5 (1.8%)
Leukopenia 0.064
 grade 0 308 (77.4%) 82 (71.3%) 226 (79.9%)
 grade 2 or greater 90 (22.6%) 33 (28.7%) 57 (20.1%)
WBC Treatment Break or
Dose Reduction
0.039
 No 375 (94.2%) 104 (90.4%) 271 (95.8%)
 Yes 23 (5.8%) 11 (9.6%) 12 (4.2%)
Neutropenia 0.01
 grade 0 317 (80.3%) 83 (72.2%) 234 (83.6%)
 grade 1 or greater 78 (19.7%) 32 (27.8%) 46 (16.4%)
ANC Treatment Break or
Dose Reduction
0.005
 No 374 (94%) 102 (88.7%) 272 (96.1%)
 Yes 24 (6%) 13 (11.3%) 11 (3.9%)
Thrombocytopenia 0.02
 grade 0 220 (55.3%) 74 (64.3%) 146 (51.6%)
 grade 1 or greater 178 (44.7%) 41 (35.7%) 137 (48.4%)
Platelet Break or Dose
Reduction
0.035
 No 371 (93.2%) 112 (97.4%) 259 (91.5%)
 Yes 27 (6.8%) 3 (2.6%) 24 (8.5%)