Weight loss during treatment | |||||
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No weight loss | <=5% weight loss | >5-10% weight loss | >10% weight loss | p-value* | |
Sex = Female | 7 (21.2%) | 8 (24.2%) | 13 (39.4%) | 5 (15.2%) | 0.5 |
Sex = Male | 27 (14.4%) | 65 (34.6%) | 62 (33.0%) | 34 (18.1%) | |
WHO performance = 0 | 17 (13.7%) | 36 (29.0%) | 43 (34.7%) | 28 (22.6%) | 0.1 |
WHO performance > = 1 | 17 (17.5%) | 37 (38.1%) | 32 (33.0%) | 11 (11.3%) | |
Age < 50 years | 13 (21.3%) | 21 (34.4%) | 18 (29.5%) | 9 (14.8%) | 0.4 |
Age > = 50 years | 21 (13.1%) | 52 (32.5%) | 57 (35.6%) | 30 (18.8%) | |
Site = Hypopharynx | 10 (18.5%) | 17 (31.5%) | 15 (27.8%) | 12 (22.2%) | 0.5 |
Site = Other | 24 (14.4%) | 56 (33.5%) | 60 (35.9%) | 27 (16.2%) | |
T classification = cT1-2 | 4 (10.0%) | 14 (35.0%) | 15 (37.5%) | 7 (17.5%) | 0.8 |
T classification = cT3-4 | 30 (16.6%) | 59 (32.6%) | 60 (33.1%) | 32 (17.7%) | |
N classification = cN0-1 | 14 (15.1%) | 30 (32.3%) | 38 (40.9%) | 11 (11.8%) | 0.1 |
N classification = cN2-3 | 20 (15.6%) | 43 (33.6%) | 37 (28.9%) | 28 (21.9%) | |
Acute dysphagia = No | 16 (16.7%) | 38 (39.6%) | 27 (28.1%) | 15 (15.6%) | 0.2 |
Acute dysphagia = Yes | 18 (14.5%) | 35 (28.2%) | 47 (37.9%) | 24 (19.4%) | |
Parenteral nutrition or feeding tube = No | 24 (16.7%) | 51 (35.4%) | 44 (30.6%) | 25 (17.4%) | 0.4 |
Parenteral nutrition or feeding tube = Yes | 9 (11.8%) | 22 (28.9%) | 31 (40.8%) | 14 (18.4%) | |
Arm = A (chemoradiation) | 20 (18.0%) | 44 (39.6%) | 30 (27.0%) | 17 (15.3%) | 0.05 |
Arm = B (radiation therapy alone) | 14 (12.7%) | 29 (26.4%) | 45 (40.9%) | 22 (20.0%) |