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. 2007 Aug 14;13(30):4136–4140. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i30.4136

Table 1.

Relative risk of severe side effects of chemotherapy and 95% CI for nutrition and psychology factors

Risk factor Mild side effect
Severe side effect
RR1 95% CI
n % n %
Alb
≥ 35 42 63.64 49 42.24 1.00
< 35 24 36.36 67 57.76 3.30 1.08-10.10
Protein intake
≥ 70 for male 51 77.27 70 60.34 1.00
≥ 65 for female
< 70 for male 15 22.73 46 39.66 3.25 1.06-9.90
< 65 for female
Anxiety
< 55 57 86.36 57 49.14 1.00
≥ 55 9 13.64 59 50.86 1.48 1.29-1.70
1

Relative risk adjusted for age, gender, stage of disease and tumor location.