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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Impact of skeletal muscle mass on postoperative complications in oral cancer surgery

Characteristic

Number of patients (%)

Age (years), mean (range)

60 (20–86)

Sex

 Male

85 (70.8%)

 Female

35 (29.2%)

BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD

22.4 ± 4.0

Low BMI

  < 18.5

17 (14.2%)

18.5

103 (85.8%)

Stage

 II, III

30 (25.0%)

 IV

90 (75.0%)

Location

 Tongue

69 (57.5%)

 Mandible

26 (21.7%)

 Oral floor

15 (12.5%)

 Buccal mucosa

10 (8.30%)

Low SMI

20 (16.7%)

Neck dissection

 Unilateral

100 (83.3%)

 Bilateral

20 (16.7%)

  1. BMI body mass index, SMI skeletal muscle index