Characteristic | No feeding tube (nā=ā42) | Tube before RT (nā=ā23) | Tube during/after RT (nā=ā32) | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age at diagnosis | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āMedian (range) (y) | 54 (32 ā 73) | 57 (48 ā 67) | 54 (37 ā 72) | 0.35 |
Gender | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āMale | 40 (95.2%) | 21 (91.3%) | 31 (96.9%) | 0.72 |
āFemale | 2 (4.8%) | 2 (8.7%) | 1 (3.1%) | |
Race | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āCaucasian | 40 (95.2%) | 22 (95.7%) | 32 (100%) | 0.46 |
āAfrican-American | 2 (4.8%) | 1 (4.3%) | 0 (0%) | |
Alcohol Use | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āRarely or Never | 22 (56.4%) | 13 (56.5%) | 17 (53.1%) | 0.51 |
āOccasional | 8 (20.5%) | 3 (13.0%) | 10 (31.3%) | |
āHeavy | 9 (23.1%) | 7 (30.4%) | 5 (15.6%) | |
Smoking Status | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āNever Smoker | 21 (51.2%) | 8 (34.8%) | 9 (28.1%) | 0.29 |
ā<20 pack-years | 5 (12.2%) | 4 (17.4%) | 4 (12.5%) | |
āā„20 pack-years | 15 (36.6%) | 11 (47.8%) | 19 (59.4%) | |
ACE-27 Score | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āNone/Mild | 38 (95.0%) | 15 (68.2%) | 23 (74.2%) | 0.0076 |
āModerate/Severe | 2 (5.0%) | 7 (31.8%) | 8 (25.8%) | |
BMI at time of tube placement | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āMedian (range) | N/A | 26.5 (20.0 ā 31.0) | 24.5 (15.7 ā 41.2) | 0.12 |
Rate of weight loss prior to IMRT (ā lbs/mo loss; + is gain) | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āMedian (range) | ā6.9 (ā19.0 ā +5.0) | ā10.6 (ā20 ā +0.6) | ā1.2 (ā12 ā +2.8) | 0.36 |
Swallow Studies | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āAspiration | 10 (76.9%) | 18 (85.7%) | 14 (77.8%) | 0.74 |
āNo aspiration | 3 (23.1%) | 3 (14.3%) | 4 (22.2%) |