Table 2.

Comparison of nutrition parameters in patients with and patients without malnutrition

Parameter	Patients without malnutrition (n = 18)	Patients with malnutrition (n = 33)	p
total protein (g/dl)	7.31 ±0.68	7.00 ±0.48	0.063
albumin (g/dl)	3.92 ±0.40	3.71 ±0.35	0.063
prealbumin (g/dl)	22 ±5	17 ±5	0.004
total cholesterol (mg/dl)	211 ±42	199 ±51	0.399
triglyceride (mg/dl)	118 (60–392)	115 (49–385)	0.585
glucose (mg/dl)	95 (56–146)	90 (54–166)	0.782
hemoglobin (g/dl)	13.8 ±2.3	12.2 ±1.9	0.011
SGA score after the end of RT	A: 7 (38.9%)	A: 1 (3.0%)	0.002
	B: 10 (55.6%)	B: 24 (72.7%)
	C: 1 (5.6%)	C: 8 (24.2%)

SGA: subjective global assessment, RT: radiotherapy