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. 2011 Dec 20;8(3):136–140. doi: 10.1200/JOP.2010.000151

Table 2.

Factors Associated With Frequency and Severity of Nausea in Cycle 1

Factor Present
Absent
Significance Rating
Signficance*
No. % No. % Mean Median Mode SD
Sex χ2 = 5.6; P = .0178 Test statistic = 1,053.0; P < .001
    Male 12 34.29 23 65.71 0.38 0.00 0.00 0.60
    Female 18 64.29 10 35.71 1.19 2.00 2.00 0.92
    Transgendered 1 100.0 0 0.0 2.00 2.00 2.00
    Total 31 33 0.76 0.0 0.0 0.86
History of motion sickness .7039§ Test statistic = 250.5; P = .5473
    Yes 4 57.14 3 42.86 1.00 1.00 0.0 1.00
    No 27 47.37 30 52.63 0.73 0.0 0.0 0.85.
    Total 31 33 0.76 0.0 0.0 0.86
History of morning sickness 1.000§ Test statistic = 181.00; P = .7505
    Yes 8 61.54 5 38.46 1.23 2.00 2.00 1.01
    No 9 64.29 5 35.71 1.15 1.00 2.00 0.90
    Missing 1 100.0 0 0.0
    Total 18 10
History of chemotherapy .0245§ Test statistic = 364.5; P = .0108
    Yes 7 87.50 1 12.50 1.50 2.00 2.00 0.76
    No 24 42.86 32 57.14 0.65 0.0 0.0 0.83
    Total 31 33 0.76 0.0 0.0 0.86
Nausea with prior chemotherapy 1.000§ Test statistic = 11.0; P = .4643
    Yes 4 80.00 1 20.00 1.60 2.00 2.00 0.89
    No 3 100.00 0 0.0 1.33 1.00 1.00 0.58
    Total 7 1
Any prior nausea χ2 = 2.2; P = .1361 Test statistic = 889.5; P = .0098
    Yes 14 60.87 9 39.13 1.17 2.0 2.0 0.98
    No 17 41.46 24 58.54 0.51 0.0 0.0 0.68
    Total 31 33
Antinausea regimen χ2 = 0.3; P = .85 Test statistic = 379.5; P = .61
    Standard 5-HT3 inhibitor regimen 25 49.0 26 51.0 0.80 0.0 0.0 0.89
    Standard plus aprepitant 6 46.2 7 53.9 0.62 0.0 0.0 0.77
    Total 31 33
Regimen including palonosetron χ2 = 4.04; P = .04 Test statistic = 832.0; P = .09
    No 20 60.6 13 39.4 0.94 1.0 0.0 0.88
    Yes 11 35.5 20 64.5 0.57 0.0 0.0 0.82
    Total 31 33

Abbreviations: 5-HT3, serotonin; SD, standard deviation.

*

Wilcoxon rank sums.

Transgendered dropped from significance testing.

Exact probability, one sided.

§

Fisher's exact test, two sided.

Exact probability, two sided.