Table 2 Summary of unadjusted and adjusted linear regression analysis for the effect of the early nutrition intervention on nutrition outcomes in patients with head and neck cancer
Comparison of outcomes between groups | Summary of regression analysis for the effect of early nutrition intervention on outcomes (ref: standard care) | ||||||||||
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Standard care | Intervention | Unadjusted | Adjusted for baseline differences | Adjusted in full multivariable model | |||||||
Outcome variable | Mean±s.d. | β | P -value | β | P -value | β | s.e. | 95% CI | P -value | ||
Weight (% change) | −10.9±6.6 | −10.8±5.6 | 0.1 | 0.93 | 1.01 | 0.326 | 0.48 | 0.98 | −1.46 | 2.43 | 0.624 |
Fat-free mass (% change) | −4.2±4.9 | −6.3±5.4 | −2.06 | 0.036* | −1.51 | 0.104 | −1.22 | 0.92 | −3.03 | 0.6 | 0.187 |
Fat mass (% change) | −28.5±16.7 | −22.7±15.2 | 5.85 | 0.056 | NA | NA | 1.72 | 2.64 | −3.52 | 6.96 | 0.515 |
PGSGA risk score (change) | 3.2±6.0 | 3.7±5.3 | 0.45 | 0.665 | −0.52 | 0.534 | −0.28 | 0.86 | −1.98 | 1.42 | 0.743 |
SGA nutritional status (% decline) | 31% | 26% | OR 0.79 | 0.551 | NA | NA | OR 0.78 | 1.55 | 0.33 | 1.83 | 0.569 |
