Table 2. . Univariate comparisons between outcomes of patients based on various nutritional parameters.
Variables | N | Median OS, months (95% CI) | p-value | Median PFS, months (95% CI) | p-value |
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Composite nutritional status | |||||
Malnutrition status | 23 | 7.1 (4.8–10.4) | 0.0001 | 6.3 (4.1–9.9) | 0.25 |
Normal nutritional status | 83 | 21.7 (11.9 to not estimable) | 8.5 (5.6–16.5) | ||
BMI | |||||
Underweight/Normal BMI | 50 | 7.3 (5.6–15.9) | 0.4 | 19.5 (9.6–23.3) | 0.98 |
Overweight | 30 | 8.5 (3.5 to not estimable) | Not estimable | ||
Obese | 26 | 11.9 (6.9–17.6) | 9.4 (4.1–17.3) | ||
Weight loss | |||||
Weight loss >5% | 40 | 6.1 (4.0–17.6) | 0.0003 | 7.4 (4.6–15.9) | 0.75 |
No weight loss >5% | 66 | 21.7 (11.9 to not estimable) | 8.5 (5.6–16.5) | ||
Albumin | |||||
<3.5 g/dl | 18 | 6.9 (2–10.4) | 0.00001 | 5.2 (3.9–9.4) | 0.0792 |
≥3.5 g/dl | 88 | 19.5 (11.9–23.3) | 8.5 (5.6–15.9) |
OS: Overall survival; PFS: Progression-free survival.