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Table 1 Incidence and magnitude of weight loss

From: Impact of weight loss on survival after chemoradiation for locally advanced head and neck Cancer: secondary results of a randomized phase III trial (SAKK 10/94)

 

Total (N = 224)

Variable

n (%)

Weight loss before treatment start

 

No weight loss

78 (34.8%)

<=5% weight loss

49 (21.9%)

>5-10% weight loss

45 (20.1%)

>10% weight loss

27 (12.1%)

Missing

25 (11.2%)

Weight loss during treatment

 

No weight loss

34 (15.2%)

<=5% weight loss

73 (32.6%)

>5-10% weight loss

75 (33.5%)

>10% weight loss

39 (17.4%)

Missing

3 (1.3%)