ArticleCureus2024
Assessment of Nutritional Status and Correlation of Factors With Body Mass Index of Cancer Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Prognostic role of prognostic nutritional index in patients with bladder cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Pooled it
- Patient-generated subjective global assessment and nutritional risk index for assessing nutritional decline during radical chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced head and neck cancer: a prospective single-center Indian study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Observational
- Undernutrition and associated factors among adult cancer patients in northwest Ethiopia: a global leadership initiative on malnutrition-based approach.BMC cancer · 2025Article
- Is nutritional status a new indicator to use in clinical practice for colorectal cancer patients?World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundDecreased diet intake and malnourishment have profound implications on cancer patients' quality of life and survival. Malnutrition increases the risk of postoperative complications, increases hospital length stays, reduces patient's tolerance to radiation and chemotherapy treatment, and results in poor response to treatment. In the present study, we intended to assess the nutritional status of cancer patients and find the correlation of body mass index with anthropometric and blood parameters. MATERIAL &
methodsThe study was prospective and cross-sectional, and 104 patients with newly diagnosed solid tumors were included. Patient demographics, symptoms, and anthropometric and blood parameters were collected. The correlation was estimated with Pearson's correlation coefficient. A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered significant.
resultsThe association between stages of the disease, dental status, type of diet, and BMI was p=0.701, 0.216, and 0.422, respectively, and was not statistically significant. The anthropometric parameters mid upper arm circumference (MUAC cm), mid arm circumference (MAC cm), and triceps skinfold thickness (TSF mm) correlated with body mass index (BMI kg/m
conclusionNutritional assessment is vital in recognizing patients at risk of treatment-associated complications and poor responders to treatment. In this study, BMI correlated with anthropometric parameters MUAC, MAMC, and TSF. Baseline dietary assessments of patients will help focus on the nutritional build-up of patients before starting treatment.
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