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371 The elderly head and neck cancer patient: sarcopenia and survival Figure 1. Kaplan-Meier overall survival curves and number at risk table for patients with low SMI and high SMI showed no statistically significant difference (Log rank Chi-Square 1.14; p=0.29) Skeletal muscle index (SMI) and overall survival (OS) T= 0 T=12 T=24 T=36 Low SMI 57 33 15 3 High SMI 14 7 4 1 Figure 2. Kaplan-Meier overall survival curves and number at risk table for patients with low HGS and high HGS showed no statistically significant difference (Log rank Chi-Square 1.35; p=0.25) Handgrip strength (HGS) and overall survival (OS) T= 0 T=12 T=24 T=36 Low HGS 40 22 11 3 High HGS 31 18 8 1 18