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. 2022 Jul 28;9:899501. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.899501

TABLE 2.

The associations between the nutritional status and the risk of LP in patients with osteosarcoma during chemotherapy (n = 245).

Characteristic Patients at risk, (N) Events, (n) Model A* Model B Model C



Univariate OR (95% CI) P-value Multivariable OR (95% CI) P-value Multivariable OR (95% CI)) P-value
Adolescent
Nutrient status
Normal

67

23

1 (Reference)


1 (Reference)


1 (Reference)

Mild 46 29 3.26 (1.51-7.27) 0.003 3.39 (1.52-7.81) 0.003 6.85 (2.16-25.43) 0.002
Severe 30 27 17.22 (5.37-77.63) <0.001 17.33 (5.31-79.27) <0.001 35.03 (6.98-238.46) <0.001
Adult
Nutrient status
Normal

58

15

1 (Reference)


1 (Reference)


1 (Reference)

Mild 19 11 3.94 (1.35-12.06) 0.013 5.24 (1.62-18.56) 0.007 6.06 (1.43-30.16) 0.019
Severe 25 22 21.02 (6.21-98.27) <0.001 26.55 (7.30-136.06) <0.001 38.09 (7.23-285.78) <0.001

*Model A: crude analysis; Model B: adjusted for sex and age; Model C: adjusted for sex, age, BMI, PS, location, pathology, MSTS staging, Ki67, CRP, HGB, PLT, WBC before, and ALB.