Table 1. Characteristics of cancer patients.
| Cancer patients | |
|---|---|
| N | 218 |
| Sex, % female | 60 |
| Age, Y1 | 51+13 |
| Type of cancer (%) and Hb levels (g/dL) | |
| Breast % | 37 |
| Hb levels1 | 11.3 + 1.6 |
| Gastro intestinal % | 17 |
| Hb levels1 | 11.1 + 2.0 |
| Lymphoma % | 15 |
| Hb levels1 | 10.5 + 2.6 |
| Head and Neck % | 10 |
| Hb levels1 | 12.7 + 2.1 |
| Lung % | 7 |
| Hb levels1 | 10.9 + 2.5 |
| Stage of cancer patients (%) and Hb levels (g/dL) | |
| Stage I % | 7.7 |
| Hb levels1 | 11.3 + 1.8 |
| Stage II % | 19 |
| Hb levels1 | 11.4 + 2.0 |
| Stage III % | 24 |
| Hb levels1 | 11.1 + 2.0 |
| Stage IV % | 26 |
| Hb levels1 | 11.3 + 1.8 |
| Hb levels (g/dL) in CRA and CRA + IDA patients | |
| CRA patients (n = 38) | 10.3 + 1.4 |
| CRA + IDA patients (n = 83) | 9.9 + 1.8 |
| Treatment Regimen | |
| No Treatment | 59 |
| Chemotherapy | 60 |
| Surgery | 36 |
| Radiation | 1 |
| Chemo+Surgery | 30 |
| Chemo+Radiation | 10 |
| Chemo+Radiation+Surgery | 22 |
1 Values are means of ± SD. CRA; cancer related anemia, CRA+IDA; cancer related anemia + iron deficiency anemia