Table 1. Baseline characteristic of patients with a new diagnosis of head-and-neck cancer (N = 75).

Characteristic	Number	Percent (%)
Sex
Male	67	89.3
Female	8	10.7
Prior treatment history
Newly diagnosed	75	100
Tumor stage at Diagnosis
Stage III	27	36
Stage IV	48	64
Nodal stage
N0	27	36
N1	17	22.7
N2	26	34.7
N3	5	6.6
Subjective Global Assessment
Well-nourished (SGA A)	45	60
Moderately malnourished (SGA B)	24	32
Severely malnourished (SGA C)	6	8