[Nutritional status assessment of patients with oral maxillofacial cancers].
OBJECTIVE
The objective of the study is to evaluate the nutritional status of patients with oral maxillofacial cancer.


METHODS
The nutritional status was evaluated using seven easily determined variables and multi-factor nutritional index in 50 hospitalized patients with oral maxillofacial cancer from 1990 to 1992.


RESULTS
Fifty-six percent of patients had protein-energy malnutrition. The high incidence of protein-energy malnutrition was found in those patients without adequate dietary intake.


CONCLUSIONS
Patients with oral maxillofacial cancer usually have protein-energy malnutrition. The reason is that the patients always have an inadequate dietary intake.
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Department of Stomatology, Affiliated Xiangya Second Hospital, Central-South University.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007573:Jaw Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000209:etiology*