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Table 1 Demographic and anthropometric characteristics of the population divided according to the diagnosis of dysphagia

From: The health risks of dysphagia for patients with head and neck cancer: a multicentre prospective observational study

Variables

A Group (without dysphagia; n = 31)

B Group (with dysphagia; n = 29)

p-value

Age (years)

70 ± 15

67 ± 8

0.39

Gender, male (%)

52

79

0.032

Weight (kg)

65.1 ± 11

60.8 ± 13

0.20

BMI (kg/m2)

25.3 ± 5

20.3 ± 4

 < 0.001

Lost weight vs usual weight (%)

8.1 ± 7

16.4 ± 9

 < 0.001

Arm circumference (cm)

28.1 ± 4

24.3 ± 3

0.002

Triceps fold (cm)

1.3 ± 0.7

0.8 ± 0.5

0.003

Handgrip (kg)

20.6 ± 9

20.6 ± 10

0.99

PG-SGA

9.8 ± 7

13.2 ± 6

0.07

Phase angle (°)

4.40 ± 1.2

4.45 ± 0.8

0.89

TBW (%)

55.4 ± 8

62.3 ± 8

0.040

FM (%)

25.7 ± 10

16.4 ± 9

0.019

SMI (kg/m2)

8.4 ± 1

8.7 ± 2

0.73

SMM (kg)

20.2 ± 3

23.3 ± 7

0.11

ASMM (kg)

15 ± 2

16 ± 4

0.20

basal metabolic rate (kcal)

1282 ± 163

1330 ± 147

0.38