| Tumor anatomic location | n | Subjective Global Assessment rating | ||
| Well nourished (%) | Moderately or suspected of being malnourished (%) | Severely malnourished (%) | ||
| Upper digestive tract | 73 | 15.1 | 63.0 | 21.9 |
| Hematologic | 29 | 17.3 | 72.4 | 10.3 |
| Gynecologic | 71 | 26.8 | 57.7 | 15.5 |
| Lower digestive tract | 60 | 28.3 | 61.7 | 10.0 |
| Head and neck | 44 | 29.5 | 45.5 | 25.0 |
| Lung and pleura | 32 | 34.4 | 56.2 | 9.4 |
| Soft tissue and bone | 28 | 46.4 | 35.7 | 17.9 |
| Breast | 88 | 48.9 | 42.2 | 7.9 |
| Central nervous system | 10 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Urologic | 84 | 51.2 | 39.3 | 9.5 |
| Skin | 33 | 54.5 | 36.3 | 9.1 |
| Endocrine | 24 | 83.3 | 16.7 | 0 |
| All tumors | 576 | 37.8 | 49.5 | 12.7 |