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. 2015 Sep 17;10:192. doi: 10.1186/s13014-015-0498-1

Table 2.

Correlation between weight loss and anatomic changes of the parotids and tumor

Anatomic change R2* P value
Volume reduction in PG-Lt 0.359 <0.001
Volume reduction in PG-Rt 0.294 <0.001
Weight loss Shift towards medial direction for PG-Lt centroid 0.325 <0.001
Shift towards medial direction for PG-Rt centroid 0.594 <0.001
Volume reduction in GTVnx 0.006 0.467
Volume reduction in GTVnd 0.0004 0.842

*Pearson correlation coefficient

PG-Lt left parotid gland, PG-Rt right parotid gland