. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 3.

Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2010 Oct 13;117(5):948–956. doi: 10.1002/cncr.25544

Table 5. Grade 3 or 4 Complication Type and Rate^*.

	BMI < 18.5 kg/m² N= 18	BMI 18.5-24.9 kg/m² N=109	BMI > 24.9 kg/m² N=249	p-value
All complications	9 (50%)	45 (41.3%)	74 (29.7%)	0.03
Radiation enteritis/proctitis	3 (16.7%)	24 (22%)	34 (13.6%)	0.03
Recto-vaginal or vesico-vaginal fistula	2 (11.1%)	12 (11%)	22 (8.8%)	0.05
Bowel obstruction	6 (33.3%)	8 (7.3%)	11 (4.4%)	<0.001
Lymphedema	1 (5.6%)	3 (2.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0.02

Percentages represent proportion of column total (subjects within each BMI category with data available)

Table 5. Grade 3 or 4 Complication Type and Rate*.