Table 1 Characteristics of patients of the 4 nutrition groups categorized based on NRI
|  | Total patients | Nourished (n = 96) | Mildly malnourished (n = 122) | Moderately malnourished (n = 101) | Severely Malnourished (n = 96) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years, median, range) | 50 (25–75) | 54.5 (25–75) | 46 (25–75) | 54 (25–74) | 45 (26–75) | 0.002 |
Surgical FIGO stage | 0.08 | |||||
 Stage 3 (n, %) | 348 (83.9%) | 81 (84.4%) | 102 (83.6%) | 84 (83.2%) | 81 (84.4%) |  |
 Stage 4 (n, %) | 67 (16.1%) | 15 (15.6) | 20 (16.4%) | 17 (16.8%) | 15 (15.6%) |  |
Histology | 0.998 | |||||
 Serous (n, %) | 330 (79.5%) | 77 (80.2%) | 97 (79.5%) | 81 (80.2%) | 75 (78.1%) |  |
 Endometrioid (n, %) | 48 (11.6%) | 11 (11.5%) | 16 (13.1%) | 9 (8.9%) | 12 (12.5%) |  |
 Mixed (n, %) | 15 (3.6%) | 3 (3.1%) | 4 (3.3%) | 5 (5.0%) | 3 (3.1%) |  |
 Clear cell (n, %) | 12 (2.9%) | 3 (3.1%) | 3 (2.5%) | 3 (3.0%) | 3 (3.1%) |  |
 Other (n, %) | 10 (2.4%) | 2 (2.1%) | 2 (1.6%) | 3 (3.0%) | 3 (3.1%) |  |
Cytoreduction | 0.51 | |||||
 Optimal (n, %) | 350 (84.3%) | 83 (86.5%) | 105 (86.1%) | 80 (79.2%) | 82 (85.4%) |  |
 Sub-optimal (n, %) | 65 (15.7%) | 13 (13.5%) | 17 (13.9%) | 21 (20.8%) | 14 (14.6%) |  |
 Days to flatus (median, range) | 7 (4–10) | 7.5 (4–10) | 7 (4–10) | 7 (4–10) | 6.5 (4–10) | 0.472 |
 Days of hospitalization (median, range) | 12 (5–20) | 12 (5–20) | 12 (5–20) | 13 (5–20) | 13 (5–20) | 0.52 |
 Serum albumin (g/L) (median, range) | 4 (1–6) | 5.1 (4–6) | 4.6 (3–6) | 3 (1–5) | 2.45 (1–4) | < 0.001 |
 BMI at admission (median, range) | 23.9 (16–40) | 27.05 (16.3–39.8) | 27.8 (16.1–40) | 22.9 (16.1–29.8) | 20 (16–25) | < 0.001 |
 BMI after surgery (median, range) | 23.6 (15.2–35) | 25.05 (15.2–35) | 26.4 (16.1–33) | 23.7 (15.2–30) | 21.05 (16–26) | < 0.001 |
 NRI at admission (median, range) | 97.7 (75.1–108) | 104.75 (100–108) | 98.8 (97.5–100) | 91 (83.5–97.4) | 80.1 (75.1–83.3) | < 0.001 |
 PFS (days, median, range) | 89 (10–200) | 108 (23–200) | 108.5 (20–179) | 86 (10–150) | 67.5 (10–120) | < 0.001 |
 OS (days, median, range) | 227 (83–396) | 247.5 (102–396) | 237 (104–380) | 224 (100–328) | 204.5 (83–298) | < 0.001 |