Table 1.
Baseline patient characteristics.
| Characteristics | Overall (n = 50) | Well nourished (n = 22) | Malnourished (n = 28) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years)b, median (IQR) | 60 (49–67) | 54 (44–67) | 61 (52–66) | 0.163 |
|
Genderc: n (%) Male Female |
39 (78) 11 (22) |
16 (41) 6 (54.5) |
23 (59) 5 (45.5) |
0.425 |
|
Racec: n (%) Malay Chinese Indian |
21 (42) 19 (38) 10 (20) |
9 (42.9) 10 (52.6) 3 (30) |
12 (57.1) 9 (47.4) 7 (70) |
0.501 |
|
Tumor location: n (%) Tongue Mouth Salivary gland Tonsil Oropharynx Nasopharynx Sinuses Larynx |
7 (14) 6 (12) 3 (6) 2 (4) 2 (2) 26 (52) 1 (2) 3 (6) |
3 (42.9) 2 (33.3) 1 (33.3) 0 (0) 0 (0) 15 (57.7) 0 (0) 1 (33.3) |
4 (58.1) 4 (66.7) 2 (66.7) 2 (100) 2 (100) 11 (42.3) 1 (100) 2 (66.7) |
- |
|
Stage of tumord: n (%) 1–2 3–4 |
8 (16) 42 (84) |
5 (62.5) 17 (34) |
3 (37.5) 25 (50) |
0.277 |
|
Type of treatmentc: n (%) Radiotherapy Chemoradiotherapy |
17 (34) 33 (66) |
7 (41.2) 15 (45.5) |
10 (58.8) 18 (54.5) |
0.773 |
b Mann Whitney U-test. c Chi-square test for proportions. d Fisher’s exact test.