Background: This study aims to investigate the relationship between preoperative body mass index changes (ΔBMI) and prognosis in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma who underwent esophagectomy.

Methods: We identified 1,883 patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma who underwent curative resection in our department between January 2005 and December 2013. Patients were grouped into a stable body mass index (ΔBMI = 0) group and a decreased body mass index (ΔBMI < 0) group. Risk factors for ΔBMI were assessed using logistic regression analysis. The impact of ΔBMI on survival was investigated using Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox regression. A nomogram for survival prediction was constructed and validated.

Results: The results showed that T stage (OR: 1.30, 95% CI: 1.16-1.45, < 0.001) and N stage (OR: 1.24, 95% CI: 1.11-1.38, < 0.001) were independent risk factors for ΔBMI. The ΔBMI < 0 group had worse overall survival than the stable body mass index group (HR: 1.25, 95% CI: 1.08-1.44, = 0.002). When stratified by stage, ΔBMI had the greatest prognostic impact in stage I tumors (HR: 1.82, 95%: 1.05-3.15, = 0.033). In addition, multiple comparisons showed that decreasing ΔBMI correlated with worse prognosis. The ΔBMI-based nomogram presented good predictive ability with a C-index of 0.705.

Conclusion: This study demonstrates that ΔBMI < 0 had an adverse impact on the long-term survival of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma undergoing esophagectomy. These results may support further investigation of preoperative nutrition support.

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