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Table 3.

Body composition changes before and after CCRT in patients with LAHNC.

Overall	Pre-CCRT (n = 98)	Post-CCRT (n = 98)	Percent Change (95% CI)	p Value
BW, kg	63.3 $\pm$ 12.3	59.8 $\pm$ 10.5	4.9 ( $-$ 6.5, $-$ 3.3)	<0.001
BMI, kg/m²	22.9 $\pm$ 4.3	21.6 $\pm$ 3.7	$-$ 4.8 ( $-$ 6.4, $-$ 3.2)	<0.001
TLM, kg	44.0 $\pm$ 6.1	41.6 $\pm$ 5.5	$-$ 5.2 ( $-$ 6.4, $-$ 4.0)	<0.001
TFM, kg	16.3 $\pm$ 7.8	15.1 $\pm$ 7.0	$-$ 5.3 ( $-$ 9.2, $-$ 1.5)	<0.001
TLMI, kg/m²	15.9 $\pm$ 2.0	15.0 $\pm$ 1.8	$-$ 5.1 ( $-$ 6.4, $-$ 3.9)	<0.001
TFMI, kg/m²	5.9 $\pm$ 2.9	5.5 $\pm$ 2.5	$-$ 4.8 ( $-$ 9.1, $-$ 0.6)	<0.001
ASMI, kg/m²	6.8 $\pm$ 1.2	6.3 $\pm$ 1.1	$-$ 7.7 ( $-$ 9.4, $-$ 6.1)	<0.001

Abbreviations: CCRT, concurrent chemoradiotherapy; LAHNC, locally advanced head and neck cancer; CI, confidence interval; BW, body weight; BMI, body mass index; TLM, total lean mass; TFM, total fat mass; TLMI, total lean mass index; TFMI, total fat mass index; ASMI, appendicular skeletal muscle index.