ArticleClinical medicine insights. Ear, nose and throat2015
Prevalence and Predictors of Malnutrition in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.
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- Aberrant miR-874-3p/leptin/EGFR/c-Myc signaling contributes to nasopharyngeal carcinoma pathogenesis.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2022Article
- Continuous quality improvement of nutrition management during radiotherapy in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.Nursing open · 2021Article
- Construction of a comprehensive nutritional index and comparison of its prognostic performance with the PNI and NRI for survival in older patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a retrospective study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Article
- Association of Systemic Inflammation and Malnutrition With Survival in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Undergoing Chemoradiotherapy: Results From a Multicenter Cohort Study.Frontiers in oncology · 2021Article
- Body mass index, body shape, and risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A population-based case-control study in Southern China.Cancer medicine · 2019Article
- Systematic nutrition management for locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients undergoing radiotherapy.OncoTargets and therapy · 2019Article
- Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Protein Interaction Mapping Analysis via Proteomic ApproachesAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2018Article
- Malnutrition and cachexia among cancer out-patients in Nairobi, Kenya.Journal of nutritional science · 2017Article
- Importance of maintaining body weight for prevention of distant metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: An alternative workflow for cancer-risk assessment.Journal of Cancer · 2017Article
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Abstract
We assessed the prevalence and predictors of malnutrition in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Sixty cases and 123 controls matched for age and gender were included. Bio-data, dietary history, height, weight, body mass index (BMI), ideal body weight, and serum albumin levels were recorded. Pretreatment weight loss of >5% was present in 35% of subjects (P < 0.0001). A BMI of < 18.5 kg/m(2) was present in 13.3% (P < 0.001), percent ideal body weight of <90% was present in 30% (P < 0.001), and serum albumin levels <30 g/dL was present in 23.3% (P < 0.001) of cases. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma increased the likelihood of having a BMI < 18.5 kg/m(2) (odds ratio, 9.3 (3.4-25.3) P ≤ 0.001). Logistic regression shows that stage IV disease was associated with a decrease in all parameters except protein-calorie intake. Stage IV nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a predictive marker for weight loss and low serum albumin levels. Nutritional management is important for ensuring the patients' ability to withstand chemoradiation and thus improve survival and quality of life.
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