Open AccessRelationship Between Prognostic Nutritional Index and Mortality in Overweight or Obese Patients with Cancer: A Multicenter Observational Study
Author(s) -
Xi Zhang,
Jinghua Li,
Qi Zhang,
QinQin Li,
KangPing Zhang,
Meng Tang,
YiZhong Ge,
Wei Li,
Hong Xu,
Zengqing Guo,
Hanping Shi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of inflammation research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.656
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 1178-7031
DOI - 10.2147/jir.s321724
Subject(s) - observational study , overweight , medicine , obesity , body mass index , cancer , multicenter study , oncology , randomized controlled trial
Overweight and obese patients with cancer present with chronic inflammation, dysfunctional antitumor immunity and malnutrition risk. Prognostic nutritional index (PNI) is a promising indicator for predicting inflammatory, immunological and nutritional states; however, its prognostic value in overweight and obese patients with cancer has not been explored. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to explore the prognostic value of PNI levels in overweight and obese patients with cancer.