TABLE III.

Quality of life (qol) outcomes in Littlewood et al. ¹¹

	Evaluable for		Overall qol		Energy level		Daily activities			Other qol
Treatment arm	Transfusion (n)	qol (n)	% Change	p Value	% Change	p Value	% Change	p Value	Other qol measure	% Change	p Value
Control	115	108	na		−5.8		−6.0
Epoetin	244	227	na	<0.01	7.8	<0.001	7.3	<0.01
Control	115	90							fact-an: anemia	−9.4
Epoetin	244	200							fact-an: anemia	14.4	<0.01
Control	115	90							fact-an: fatigue	−4.2
Epoetin	244	200							fact-an: fatigue	5.7	<0.01
Control	115	na							sf-36	na
Epoetin	244	na							sf-36	na	ns

na = not available; fact-an = Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–Anemia; sf-36 = Medical Outcomes Study Short Form–36.