Nutrition Support for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients Treated with Chemoradiotherapy: How Often and How Long?

Table 3

	Nutrition supported	Not supported	𝑃 value
	𝑛=24 (45%)	𝑛=29 (55%)
Male/female	24/0	25/4	0.21
Age (range)	60 (45–77)	60 (47–74)	0.48^∗
OP/HP/L	5/13/6	17/11/1	𝟎.𝟎𝟐^∗∗
T1,2,3/4	16/8	16/13	0.51
N0,1,2a/2b,2c,3	8/16	4/25	0.2
Stage II, III/IV	5/19	2/27	0.15
Chemotherapy regimen (including 5-FU/without 5-FU)	17/13	16/7	0.33
Resectability (yes/no)	10/19	11/13	0.4

∗Over 70 versus under 69.
∗∗OP versus HP.