Luciana Mara Barbosa Pereira, Hérika Maria Silveira Ruas, Walter de Freitas Filho, Wislene Sarajane Moreira Alves, Gabrielle Oliveira Dias, Cristina Paixão Durães, Renato Sobral Monteiro-Junior, Sérgio Henrique Sousa Santos, Lucyana Conceição Farias, André Luiz Sena Guimarães, Desirée Sant Ana Haikal, Cláudio Marcelo Cardoso, Alfredo Mauricio Batista de Paula
OBJECTIVE: To identify predictors of sarcopenia (demographical, anthropometric measurements, tumor-related clinical characteristics, performance status, and serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and albumin levels in individuals with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). MATERIAL AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study selected diagnosed with HNSCC (n = 125). Sarcopenia was defined as low muscle strength and low physical performance. Association between sarcopenia and anthropometric assessments (weight, height, body mass index, triceps skinfold, mid-upper arm circumference [MUAC], mid-upper arm muscle circumference, mid-upper arm fat area [UFA], mid-upper arm bone free muscle area, calf circumference, and appendicular skeletal muscle mass and index), tumor clinical characteristics (anatomical site, tumor size, and cervical metastasis), performance status scale (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status [ECOG-PS]), and CRP and albumin levels was analyzed using binary logistic regression models...
January 4, 2024: Supportive Care in Cancer