Table 2.

Baseline symptom and interference items

Symptom	MDASI-OC section	Mean	SD	% None (0)a	% Mild (1–4)a	% Moderate (5–6)a	% Severe (7–10)a	Rank
Fatigue	Core	3.22	2.89	20	51	9	20	1
Disturbed sleep	Core	3.01	3.05	31	37	15	17	2
Difficulty remembering	Core	2.65	2.67	29	46	13	12	3
Numbness/tingling	Core	2.52	2.96	38	35	16	12	4
Being distressed	Core	2.34	2.74	41	38	9	11	5
Back pain	Module	2.2	2.8	48	32	9	12	6
Feeling bloated	Module	2.09	2.89	49	31	6	14	7
Constipation	Module	2.08	2.87	48	33	6	13	8
Feeling drowsy	Core	1.98	2.49	41	42	8	9	9
Pain	Core	1.98	2.98	54	28	6	12	10
Feeling sad	Core	1.91	2.51	45	39	7	9	11
Problem with paying attention	Module	1.9	2.48	43	41	9	7	12
Leg cramps or leg muscle pain	Module	1.89	2.59	47	38	6	9	13
Pain in the abdomen	Module	1.81	2.73	53	34	3	9	14
Urinary urgency	Module	1.8	2.88	55	28	4	13	15
Dry mouth	Core	1.74	2.67	59	23	8	10	16
Shortness of breath	Core	1.48	2.4	59	30	4	7	17
Lack of appetite	Core	1.27	2.25	65	23	5	6	18
Nausea	Core	0.93	2.15	75	16	4	6	19
Pain or burning with urination	Module	0.43	1.47	84	14	0	2	20
Vomiting	Core	0.41	1.67	93	2	2	3	21
Interference	MDASI-OC section	Mean	SD	% None (0)a	% Mild (1–4)a	% Moderate (5–6)a	% Severe (7–10)a	Rank
Work	Interference	2.24	2.93	45	34	9	12	1
Activity	Interference	2.02	2.81	51	31	6	12	2
Walking	Interference	1.78	2.63	52	33	6	9	3
Enjoyment of life	Interference	1.70	2.40	52	32	9	7	4
Mood	Interference	1.68	2.33	49	37	9	5	5
Relations with others	Interference	0.96	1.74	65	27	5	2	6

Abbreviations: MDASI-OC, ovarian cancer module of the M. D. Anderson Symptom Inventory; SD, standard deviation.

^aRating on the MDASI-OC’s 0–10 scale.