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Table 2 Comorbid grades and affected systems of elderly patients

From: Feasibility and efficacy of chemoradiotherapy for elderly patients with locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: results from a matched cohort analysis

Body system*

N=202 (%)

RT alone (N=101)

CRT (N=101)

Mild

Moderate

Severe

Mild

Moderate

Severe

Cardiovascular

36 (17.8)

11

5

1

13

6

0

Respiratory

3 (1.5)

2

0

0

1

0

0

Gastrointestinal

24 (11.9)

13

4

1

5

1

0

Endocrine

13 (6.4)

4

2

1

1

4

1

Neurological

3 (1.5)

0

1

0

1

1

0

Substance abuse

4 (2.0)

1

0

0

3

0

0

Multi-Systems

9 (4.5)

4

2

1

0

2

0

Overall

71 (35.1)

26

10

1

23

10

1

  1. *Abnormality in other systems (renal, psychiatric, rheumatologic, immunological systems and malignancy, body weight) was not found in both groups.