Table 3.
Group comparison by tumour location. Only statistically significant data are shown
| Scale/Item | Stomach | Oesophagus | p-value | ||||
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| n | Mean | SD | n | Mean | SD | ||
| Global Health Status | 84 | 63.6 | 42.3 | 26 | 41.2 | 43.9 | 0.0212 |
| Role Functioning | 84 | 59.0 | 37.0 | 26 | 35.3 | 31.4 | 0.0039 |
| Pain | 84 | 41.0 | 30.9 | 26 | 24.7 | 28.8 | 0.0187 |
| Dyspnoea | 84 | 51.3 | 42.2 | 26 | 19.6 | 27.6 | 0.0005 |
| Insomnia | 84 | 61.5 | 18.5 | 26 | 37.9 | 30.6 | < 0.0001 |
| Appetite Loss | 84 | 61.5 | 30.0 | 26 | 36.6 | 37.9 | 0.0008 |
| Dysphagia | 84 | 49.1 | 33.7 | 26 | 19.2 | 24.9 | < 0.0001 |
| Eating Restriction | 84 | 54.2 | 20.9 | 26 | 33.8 | 28.4 | 0.0001 |
| Odynophagia | 84 | 32.0 | 25.1 | 26 | 15.7 | 25.0 | 0.0046 |
| Eating with Others | 84 | 38.9 | 37.2 | 26 | 9.3 | 20.3 | 0.0002 |
| Trouble Swallowing Saliva | 84 | 44.4 | 38.5 | 26 | 5.8 | 17.1 | < 0.0001 |
| Trouble with Coughing | 84 | 55.6 | 38.5 | 26 | 13.5 | 20.1 | < 0.0001 |
| Trouble Talking | 84 | 25.0 | 37.9 | 26 | 2.6 | 11.2 | 0.0037 |
| Choking when Swallowing | 84 | 27.8 | 31.3 | 26 | 5.8 | 15.8 | 0.0008 |
| Weight Loss | 84 | 63.9 | 33.2 | 26 | 41.2 | 36.9 | 0.0037 |
SD – standard deviation