Risk factors for malnutrition in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Wang P 1 , Soh KL 2 , Ying Y 3 , Liao J 3 , Huang X 3 , Zhao H 3 Show all authors , Pan X 4 , Deng L 4 , Yu X 5

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Nursing, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Serdang, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Nursing, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Serdang, Malaysia. sklam@upm.edu.my
  • 3 Department of Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
  • 4 Department of Nursing, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
  • 5 Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, University Malaya, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Support Care Cancer, 2023 Nov 27;31(12):723.
PMID: 38008866 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-023-08166-8

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Malnutrition is a common complication in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). However, there are few studies on risk factors for malnutrition in NPC patients. Our aims were to identify the risk factors for malnutrition in NPC patients.

METHODS: NPC patients were recruited in this cross-sectional study, and they were divided into well-nourished and malnourished groups according to the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM). Potential risk factors were initially screened using univariate analysis (p 

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