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This phenomenon has not been evaluated in glossectomy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A retrospective cohort study of 6816 patients undergoing partial or total glossectomy (ACS\u2010NSQIP, 2006\u20132022) was performed. Patients were stratified by BMI. Outcomes included operative time, length of stay (LOS), 30\u2010day readmission, and complications. Univariate and multivariable analyzes were conducted.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Obese patients (30.8%) had the shortest LOS (1\u2009day) and lowest complication rate (11.7%) (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Underweight patients (4.0%) had the longest operative time (393\u2009min), LOS (8\u2009days), and highest complication rate (35.9%) (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). After adjusting for procedural complexity and covariates, overweight\/obese BMI remained independently associated with shorter LOS and lower odds of complications, whereas underweight BMI independently predicted worse outcomes.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Findings support an obesity paradox in glossectomy, driven primarily by the vulnerability of underweight patients rather than a protective effect of adiposity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/hed.70316","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,13]],"date-time":"2026-05-13T01:53:43Z","timestamp":1778637223000},"page":"2995-3003","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Rethinking Risk in Glossectomy: Obesity and Overweight Status Linked to Fewer Complications and Shorter Hospital Stays"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"48","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6750-2679","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Benjamin","family":"Kurnick","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Northwell Health  New Hyde Park New York USA"},{"name":"Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra\/Northwell  Hempstead New York USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jake L.","family":"Diamond","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra\/Northwell  Hempstead New York USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Laurent","family":"Ganry","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Northwell Health  New Hyde Park New York USA"},{"name":"Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra\/Northwell  Hempstead New York USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"David L.","family":"Hirsch","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Northwell Health  New Hyde Park New York USA"},{"name":"Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra\/Northwell  Hempstead New York USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Andrew","family":"Salama","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Northwell Health  New Hyde Park New York USA"},{"name":"Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra\/Northwell  Hempstead New York USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_8_2_1","unstructured":"World Health Organization \u201cObesity and Overweight \u201d2025 accessed May 7 2025."},{"key":"e_1_2_8_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1467-789X.2005.00165.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_4_1","volume-title":"Prevalence of Obesity and Severe Obesity Among Adults: United States, 2017\u20132018","author":"Hales C. 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