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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the patients

From: Association of nutritional status and serum albumin levels with development of toxicity in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated with paclitaxel-cisplatin chemotherapy: a prospective study

Variable

n = 100

Gender

 

Male

53%

Female

47%

Age years (mean ± sd)

58.9 ± 10.6

ECOG

 

0

   8%

1

   65%

2

   27%

BMI (kg/m2)

 

Mean ± sd

24.9 ± 3.7

Median (range)

24.5 (15.9-35)

SGA

 

A

   49%

B

   34%

C

   17%

Albumin (mg/dL)

 

Mean ± sd

3.1 ± 0.5

Diabetes at diagnosis

18%

NLR

 

Median (range)

3.5 (.32-34.3)

PLR

 

Median (range)

225.7 (16.2-843.3)

  1. ECOG = Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; BMI = Body Mass
  2. Index; SGA = Subjective Global Assessment; NLR = Neutrophil Lymphocyte
  3. Ratio; PLR = Platelet Lymphocyte Ratio