Table 2.
No. of pts. | Mean | P | Score ≥3 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | P | ||||
Factor | |||||
Tumour site | |||||
Oral cavity | 116 | 1.5 | 28.5 | ||
Oesophagus | 80 | 3.1 | 62.5 | ||
Stomach | 206 | 2.3 | 43.7 | ||
Pancreas | 90 | 2.6 | <0.0001a | 54.3 | <0.0001a |
Small bowel | 33 | 1.1 | <0.0001b | 6.1 | 0.0002b |
Colon–rectum | 518 | 1.5 | 24.3 | ||
Lung | 217 | 1.7 | 28.1 | ||
Upper respiratory airways | 84 | 1.4 | 28.6 | ||
Other | 107 | 1.4 | 25.2 | ||
Tumour stage | |||||
0 | 10 | 0.6 | 10.0 | ||
I | 51 | 1.4 | <0.0001a | 19.6 | <0.0001a |
II | 150 | 1.5 | 0.0308b | 23.3 | 0.1333b |
III | 298 | 1.8 | 33.2 | ||
IV | 578 | 1.7 | 29.8 | ||
ECOG PS | |||||
0 | 514 | 0.9 | 10.1 | ||
1 | 426 | 2.0 | <0.0001a | 35.5 | <0.0001a |
2 | 185 | 3.3 | <0.0001b | 79.5 | <0.0001b |
3 | 47 | 4.0 | 91.5 | ||
4 | 4 | 5.0 | 100.0 | ||
Therapy | |||||
Never treated | 203 | 1.6 | 29.6 | ||
Past treated | 234 | 2.1 | 0.0017a | 40.6 | 0.0052a |
Ongoing, one | 838 | 1.7 | 0.0742b | 28.8 | 0.0669b |
Ongoing, two | 164 | 1.9 | 37.2 | ||
Ongoing, three | 14 | 2.1 | 35.7 | ||
Anorexia | |||||
No | 683 | 1.0 | <0.0001a | 11.0 | <0.0001a |
Mild | 362 | 2.0 | <0.0001b | 36.5 | <0.0001b |
Moderate | 304 | 2.7 | 57.9 | ||
Severe | 97 | 3.5 | 79.4 | ||
Anorexia syndrome | |||||
No | 349 | 0.8 | <0.0001a | 6.0 | <0.0001a,c |
Mild | 401 | 1.5 | 22.0 | ||
Moderate | 477 | 2.2 | 41.5 | ||
Severe | 224 | 3.0 | 69.2 | ||
Fatigue | |||||
No | 455 | 0.9 | <0.0001b | 11.4 | <0.0001a |
Mild | 536 | 1.7 | <0.0001a | 23.5 | <0.0001b |
Moderate | 359 | 2.6 | 58.2 | ||
Severe | 99 | 3.4 | 75.8 |
a P value from the univariable analysis
b P value from the multivariable analysis
cNot included in the multivariable analysis