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Table 3 Primary treatments and weight loss

From: A different entity: a population based study of characteristics and recurrence patterns in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas

Primary treatment/weight Loss

Oropharygneal

Non-oropharyngeal

p-value*

Combination Therapy (n = 313)

No

35(29 %)

118(60 %)

<0.0001

Yes

84(69 %)

76(39 %)

Unknown

3(2 %)

2(1 %)

Primary Surgery (n = 313)

No

105(86 %)

101(52 %)

<0.0001

Yes

14(11 %)

93(47 %)

Unknown

3(2 %)

2(1 %)

Median Weight Loss (kg) by Treatment End (n = 280)

−5.7(31.4b)

−1.3(37.3b)

<0.0001 a

Median Weight Loss (kg) at Follow-up (n = 251)

−6.9(48.5b)

−4.5(66.45b)

0.0457 a

  1. *α = 0.05, significant results in bold using chi-square test; anon-parametric Wilcoxon test applied; bweight loss range