Table 3. The proportions of patients different symptoms and score based on EORTC QLQ-OG 25.
| Symptoms | EORTC QLQ-OG 25, n (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Reflux (two items) | 204 (59.0) | 16 (4.6) | 47 (13.6) | 44 (12.7) | 29 (8.4) | 2 (0.6) | 4 (1.2) | – |
| Swallowing pain (two items) | 307 (88.7) | 33 (9.5) | 6 (1.7) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pain (two items) | 256 (74.0) | 60 (17.3) | 28 (8.1) | 2 (0.6) | – | – | – | – |
| Anxiety (two items) | 164 (47.4) | 98 (28.3) | 58 (16.8) | 23 (6.7) | 3 (0.9) | – | – | – |
| Dysphasia (three items) | – | 281 (81.2) | 55 (15.9) | 8 (2.3) | 2 (0.6) | – | – | – |
| Food limitation (four items) | – | – | 240 (69.4) | 49 (14.2) | 37 (10.7) | 15 (4.3) | 4 (1.2) | 1 (0.3) |
Reflux was consisted of two items, with score ranges from 2 to 8. Score 2 refers to no reflux and score 8 represents the most severe reflux. Proportions of patients with score 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 were 59.0%, 4.6%, 13.6%, 12.7%, 8.4%, 0.6%, and 1.2%. The scores of other symptoms were similar to that of reflux. EORTC QLQ-OG 25, European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Quality of Life Questionnaire-OG 25.