Table 1.
n | % | |
---|---|---|
Overall | 1,453 | |
Gender | ||
Female | 540 | 37.3 |
Male | 908 | 62.7 |
N.R. | 5 | – |
Age (years)a, median (IQ range) | 64.0 (55–71) | |
Site of primary tumour | ||
Oral cavity | 116 | 8.0 |
Oesophagus | 80 | 5.5 |
Stomach | 206 | 14.2 |
Pancreas | 90 | 6.2 |
Small bowel | 33 | 2.3 |
Colon–rectum | 518 | 35.7 |
Lung | 217 | 15.0 |
Upper respiratory airways | 84 | 5.8 |
Other | 107 | 7.4 |
N.R. | 2 | – |
UICC stage | ||
0 | 10 | 0.9 |
I | 51 | 4.7 |
II | 150 | 13.8 |
III | 298 | 27.4 |
IV | 578 | 53.2 |
N.R. | 366 | – |
ECOG PS | ||
0 | 514 | 43.7 |
1 | 426 | 36.2 |
2 | 185 | 15.7 |
3 | 47 | 4.0 |
4 | 4 | 0.3 |
N.R. | 277 | – |
Therapy | ||
Never treated | 203 | 14.0 |
Past treated | 234 | 16.1 |
Ongoing, one | 838 | 57.7 |
Ongoing, two | 164 | 11.3 |
Ongoing, three | 14 | 1.0 |
NRS 2002 score | ||
0 | 368 | 25.3 |
1 | 336 | 23.1 |
2 | 287 | 19.8 |
3 | 259 | 17.8 |
4 | 138 | 9.5 |
5 | 53 | 3.7 |
6 | 12 | 0.8 |
Median (IQ range) | 2 (0–3) | |
Anorexia symptom | ||
No | 683 | 47.2 |
Mild | 362 | 25.0 |
Moderate | 304 | 21.0 |
Severe | 94 | 6.7 |
N.R. | 7 | – |
Anorexia syndrome | ||
No | 349 | 24.1 |
Mild | 401 | 27.6 |
Moderate | 477 | 32.9 |
Severe | 224 | 15.4 |
N.R. | 2 | – |
Fatigue | ||
No | 455 | 31.4 |
Mild | 536 | 37.0 |
Moderate | 359 | 24.8 |
Severe | 99 | 6.8 |
N.R. | 4 | – |
Early satiety | ||
No | 864 | 59.6 |
Mild | 300 | 20.7 |
Moderate | 221 | 15.3 |
Severe | 64 | 4.4 |
N.R. | 4 | – |
N.R. not reported, IQ interquartile, UICC International Union Against Cancer, ECOG PS Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status
aMissing data in ten cases