Table 4.
Association between chemotherapy and the prognosis of oral cancer stratified by four nutritional indexes
| variables | Chemotherapy a | Chemotherapy b | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | No | Yes | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | ||||
| 18.5–23.9 | 1.000 | 0.977 (0.724,1.319) | 1.000 | 0.877 (0.647,1.191) |
| < 18.5 | 1.000 | 1.890 (1.122,3.184) | 1.000 | 2.265 (1.320,3.890) |
| ≥ 24 | 1.000 | 1.541 (0.902,2.633) | 1.000 | 1.521 (0.848,2.729) |
| ALB (g/l) | ||||
| < 40.0 | 1.000 | 1.585 (1.156,2.173) | 1.000 | 1.424 (1.032,1.965) |
| ≥ 40.0 | 1.000 | 0.893 (0.631,1.265) | 1.000 | 0.872 (0.616,1.235) |
| PNI | ||||
| < 49.3 | 1.000 | 1.501 (1.116,2.019) | 1.000 | 1.418 (1.051,1.913) |
| ≥ 49.3 | 1.000 | 0.893 (0.611,1.307) | 1.000 | 0.821 (0.562,1.199) |
| NRI | ||||
| < 97.5 | 1.000 | 1.580 (1.093,2.285) | 1.000 | 1.514 (1.039,2.205) |
| ≥ 95.5 | 1.000 | 1.008 (0.745,1.363) | 1.000 | 0.933 (0.688,1.267) |
Note: a adjustment for age, gender, occupation, education level, residence, pathological grading and clinical stage; b adjustment for age, gender, occupation, education level, residence, pathological grading, clinical stage, surgery therapy and radiotherapy