Table 2.
Factors associated with patient-reported symptom response.
| Characteristics | Total No.† | Responder (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age in years (SD) | 0.056 | ||
| <65 | 354 | 214 (60.5) | |
| 65–75 | 486 | 272 (56.0) | |
| >75 | 277 | 141 (50.9) | |
| Gender | 0.49 | ||
| Male | 389 | 213 (54.8) | |
| Female | 731 | 416 (56.9) | |
| Cancer stage | 0.31 | ||
| l-lll | 751 | 434 (57.8) | |
| lV | 68 | 35 (51.5) | |
| Cancer type | 0.40 | ||
| Breast | 310 | 179 (57.7) | |
| Lung | 231 | 119 (51.5) | |
| Colorectal | 164 | 92 (56.1) | |
| Gynecologic | 93 | 57 (61.3) | |
| Gastric | 75 | 36 (48.0) | |
| Prostate | 53 | 31 (58.5) | |
| Other* | 194 | 115 (59.3) | |
| Years since cancer diagnosis | 0.000 | ||
| <2 | 138 | 55 (39.9) | |
| 2–5 | 243 | 118 (48.6) | |
| 5–10 | 362 | 212 (58.6) | |
| ≥10 | 377 | 244 (64.7) | |
| Years since taking Reishi | 0.000 | ||
| <1 year | 226 | 91 (40.3) | |
| 1–3 years | 185 | 94 (50.8) | |
| 3–5 years | 167 | 100 (59.9) | |
| ≥5 years | 542 | 344 (63.5) | |
| Other TCM herbs | 0.70 | ||
| No | 468 | 266 (56.8) | |
| Yes | 652 | 363 (55.7) |
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Other cancer types include brain, bone, head and face, esophagus, and other.
†
The Total No of each characteristic was calculated excluding participants who reported “do not have this symptom”.
Characters with p-value < 0.2 were included into multivariate logistic regression.