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Table 1 Baseline characteristics by BMI for patients treated with PD-1 blockade

From: Complex inter-relationship of body mass index, gender and serum creatinine on survival: exploring the obesity paradox in melanoma patients treated with checkpoint inhibition

N = 139

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

BMI < 25 kg/m2 N = 38a(%)

Overweight and Class I Obesity (BMI 25- < 35 kg/m2) N = 86 (%)

Class II/III Obesity (BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2) N = 15 (%)

Demographics

 Age

64.6 (15.2)

61.2 (13.8)

57.3 (13.7)

 Male gender

19 (50)

57 (66.3)

3 (20)

 White race

37 (97.4)

85 (98.8)

14 (93.3)

 Cutaneous Melanoma

31 (81.6)

78 (90.7)

12 (80)

 BRAF V600 mutation

11 (28.9)

22 (25.6)

2 (13.3)

 NRAS mutation

4 (10.5)

6 (7)

4 (26.7)

Disease severity

 Stage at baseline

IV M1c: 24 (63.2)

IV M1c: 49 (57)

IV M1c: 7 (46.7)

 Karnofsky Performance Score (KPS)

< 70: 2 (5.3)

> = 70: 36 (94.7)

< 70: 2 (2.4)

> = 70: 83 (97.6)

N = 85/86

< 70: 0 (0)

> = 70: 15 (100)

 LDH in U/L (Median and IQR; N = 131)

211.5 (158–336)

N = 34/38

176.5 (137–230)

(N = 82/86)

187 (158–264)

Lifestyle habits

 Ever smokers

Former: 16 (42.1)

Current: 3 (7.9)

Former: 34 (39.5)

Current: 8 (9.3)

Former: 7 (46.7)

Current: 0 (0)

 Current drinkers

24 (63.2)

54 (62.8)

6 (40)

Prior treatments

 Immunotherapy

9 (23.7)

33 (38.4)

8 (53.3)

 Chemotherapy

1 (2.6)

12 (14)

2 (13.3)

 Radiation

10 (26.3)

22 (25.6)

6 (40)

 Targeted therapy

5 (13.2)

5 (5.8)

0 (0)

Co-morbidities

 Charlson’s Comorbidity Index (Mean and SD)

8.6 (1.7)

8.4 (2.1)

8.1 (1.7)

 Diabetes

3 (7.9)

11 (12.8)

4 (26.7)

 Hypertension

14 (36.8)

51 (59.3)

9 (60)

 Hyperlipidemia

11 (28.9)

27 (31.4)

8 (53.3)

 Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

3 (7.9)

7 (8.1)

1 (6.7)

 Cardiovascular disease (CAD/CHF/MI/AF)c

6 (15.8)

11 (12.8)

4 (26.7)

 Autoimmune/Immune mediated disorders

7 (18.4)

9 (10.5)

1 (6.7)

Co-medications for co-morbidities

 Anti-platelet agents (Aspirin/Clopidogrel)

10 (26.3)

22 (25.6)

4 (26.7)

 Anti-hypertensive medications (any)

10 (26.3)

49 (57)

9 (60)

 ACE or ARB inhibitors

7 (18.4)

28 (32.6)

4 (2.7)

 Metformin

3 (7.9)

6 (7)

3 (20)

 Statins

11 (2.9)

20 (23.3)

4 (26.7)

 Oral Steroids

1 (2.6)

10 (11.6)

1 (6.7)

Clinical chemistry and Vitals

 Albumin in g/dL (Mean and SD)

3.8 (0.59)

4.1 (0.41)

4 (0.45)

 ANC K/uL (Mean and SD)

5.5 (3.3)

4.8 (1.6)

5.5 (2.7)

 ALC K/uL (Mean and SD)

1.3 (0.6)

1.6 (1.4)

1.8 (1.1)

 Hemoglobin g/dL (Mean and SD)

12.4 (2)

13.1 (1.6)

12.2 (1.5)

 Serum Creatinine mg/dL (Mean and SD)

0.81 (0.21)

0.95 (0.38)

0.88 (0.36)

 eGFRb (ml/min/1.73m2)

> = 60: 36; < 60: 2

> = 60: 77; < 60: 9

> = 60: 13; < 60: 2

 eGFR by CKD-EPI equation in ml/min/1.73m2 (Median and IQR)

88.51 (71.09–98.91)

85.87 (74.83–94.73)

91.03 (70.99–100.6)

 Fasting Glucose in mg/dL (Median and IQR)

106 (100–122)

101 (93–119)

102 (98–114)

 BMI at baseline (kg/m2)

22.6 (2.3)

29.1 (2.7)

40.1 (4.4)

 Alkaline Phosphatase in U/L (Median and IQR)

74 (63–100)

74 (62–90)

69 (60–129)

 ALT in U/L (Median and IQR)

15 (11–27)

17 (12–21)

18 (14–27)

 AST in U/L (Median and IQR)

19 (15–29)

18 (13–23)

21 (13–27)

 Systolic blood pressure in mm Hg (Mean/SD)

124.7 (19.9)

133.8 (18.2)

135.3 (14.4)

 Diastolic blood pressure in mm Hg (Mean/SD)

74.4 (11.9)

78.3 (13.2)

75 (10.6)

Disease related weight loss

 BMI measured up to 6 months before baseline (Mean and SD)

23 (2.6) (N = 35/38)

29.3 (2.7) (N = 81/86)

40.4 (4.8)

Treatment

 Anti-PD-1 immunotherapy type

Mono: 19 (50)

Combination:19 (50)

Mono: 49 (57)

Combination: 37 (43)

Mono: 11 (73.3)

Combination: 4 (26.7)

  1. aIncludes three patients with BMI < 18.5 for descriptive purposes. Analyses by Cox-PH/logistic regression was performed by excluding underweight patients (n = 3) but were included for RSF analysis where BMI was included as a continuous variable
  2. beGFR Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (Cockcroft-Gault)
  3. cCAD Coronary Artery Disease, CHF Congestive Heart Failure, MI Myocardial Infarction and AF Atrial Fibrillation
  4. IQR Inter Quartile Range