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Table 1 Clinical characteristics and total body composition changes

From: Investigating the clinical significance of body composition changes in patients undergoing chemoradiation for oropharyngeal cancer using analytic morphomics

 

DEXA study

Body morphomics analysis

Sample size

N = 12

N = 43

Age (years)

57 (±8.1)

57 (±7)

Weight (kg)

93 (±12.6)

92 (±17.4)

BMI

27.1 (±3.0)

29.1 (±5)

LBM (kg)

59.2 (±7.8)

FBM (kg)

30.6 (±7.5)

Total psoas area (mm2)

2811 (±726)

Lean psoas area (mm2)

1407 (±356)

Male

12 (100.0)

36 (95.0)

Female

0 (0.0)

2 (5.0)

Tumor site

  

Base of tongue

6 (50.0)

20 (53.0)

Tonsil

4 (33.3)

18 (47.0)

Other

2 (16.7)

AJCC stage

  

III

7 %

5 %

IVA

83 %

95 %

IVB

Treatment modality, CCRT

12 (100.0)

38 (100.0)

IMRT dose, Gy

70.0 (±0.0)

70.0 (±0.0)

  1. LBM lean body mass, FBM fat body mass, CCRT concurrent chemo-radiation therapy, Gy gray dosage