Comparison of the Outcomes of Three Different Nutritional Supports in Patients with Oral and Maxillofacial Malignant Tumors following Surgery
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the three groups before surgery.
Items
PN+EN group (n=58)
TPN group (n=33)
TEN group (n=21)
Test values
P values
Age (years) (Mean ± SD)
54.50 ± 10.38
57.64 ± 10.33
53.90 ± 9.93
1.220
0.299
Lifestyle
Smoker
Ever
15 (13.39%)
9 (8.04%)
3 (2.68%)
6.769
0.343
Occasionally
15 (13.39%)
5 (4.46%)
6 (5.36%)
Regularly
14 (12.50%)
5 (4.46%)
7 (6.25%)
Quitted
14 (12.50%)
14 (12.50%)
5 (4.46%)
Drinking
Ever
7 (6.25%)
3 (2.68%)
0
11.920
0.042
Occasionally
35 (31.25%)
20 (17.86%)
17 (15.18%)
Regularly
4 (3.57%)
0
3 (2.68%)
Quitted
12 (10.71%)
10 (8.93%)
1 (0.89%)
Gender, Female
24 (21.38%)
13 (11.61%)
9 (8.04%)
0.114
0.966
Educational level
≤ 9 years
20 (17.86%)
8 (7.14%)
8 (7.14%)
6.434
0.171
11-12 years
16 (14.29%)
15 (13.39%)
10 (8.93%)
> 12 years
22 (19.64%)
10 (8.93%)
3 (2.68%)
Medical History
Hypertension
10 (8.93%)
4 (3.57%)
3 (2.68%)
0.422
0.937
Hyperlipemia
6 (5.36%)
1 (0.89%)
1 (0.89%)
1.528
0.551
Diabetes
9 (8.04%)
7 (6.25%)
0
5.328
0.076
Heart disease
3 (2.68%)
2 (1.79%)
1 (0.89%)
0.295
0.975
Cerebrovascular Disease
8 (7.14%)
6 (5.36%)
2 (1.79%)
0.763
0.723
Joint disease
4 (3.57%)
3 (2.68%)
0
1.617
0.443
Pathological type
Malignant ameloblastoma
8 (7.14%)
2 (1.79%)
3 (2.68%)
14.665
0.799
Malignant mixed tumor
4 (3.57%)
5 (4.46%)
1 (0.89%)
Malignant lymphoma
1 (0.89%)
2 (1.79%)
0
Ossifying fibroma.
5 (4.46%)
3 (2.68%)
4 (3.57%)
Basal cell carcinoma
5 (4.46%)
4 (3.57%)
2 (1.79%)
Oral cancer invade mandible.
10 (8.93%)
3 (2.68%)
6 (5.36%)
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma
5 (4.46%)
5 (4.46%)
1 (0.89%)
Adenocarcinoma
2 (1.79%)
1 (0.89%)
1 (0.89%)
Adenoid cystic carcinoma
3 (2.68%)
2 (1.79%)
1 (0.89%)
Squamous cell carcinoma
9 (8.04%)
5 (4.46%)
1 (0.89%)
Odontogenic Keratocyst
6 (5.36%)
1 (0.89%)
1 (0.89%)
Significantly different among groups (P < 0.05). Values are demonstrated as n (%) for chi-square or Fisher’s exact tests, and as the mean, SD for one-way ANOVA test. SD: standard deviations.
