The relationship between baseline nutritional status with subsequent parenteral nutrition and clinical outcomes in cancer patients undergoing hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy

Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics (N = 60)

Characteristic	Categories	Number	Percent (%)
Gender	Males	19	31.7
Gender	Females	41	68.3
Age at presentation (years)	Mean	50.3
	Median	51.8
	Range	21.4 – 69.1
Cancer site	Colorectal	24	40
	Gynecologic	19	31.7
	Appendix	8	13.3
	Peritoneal	5	8.3
	Others (omentum, small intestine, stomach, unknown)	4	6.7
Treatment history	Analytic	13	21.7
Treatment history	Non-analytic	47	78.3
Preoperative SGA	A	33	55
	B	22	36.7
	C	5	8.3
PN	No	29	48.3
PN	Yes	31	51.7

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