Table 1.

Patient's characteristics according to the presence of anorexia evaluated using the Functional Assessment of Anorexia/Cachexia Therapy (FAACT) questionnaire (FAACT score ≤30)

	Anorexic (n = 9) Mean ± SD	Non‐anorexic (n = 4) Mean ± SD
Gender
Male	6	1
Female	3	3
Age (years)	71 ± 9.4	76 ± 6.9
Height (m)	1.69 ± 0.08	1.58 ± 0.14
Habitual weight (kg)	73 ± 8.2	61 ± 16.3
% Weight loss in the previous 6 months	11.7 ± 9.5	9.1 ± 8.8
Body mass index (kg/m2)	22.9 ± 2.0	24.2 ± 0.3
Visual analog scale	3 ± 2.2	9 ± 1.2*
% eaten	50 ± 27.9	81.3 ± 37.5
Appetite
Increased	–	–
Usual	3	3
Reduced	6	1
Anorexia questionnaire
Anorexic	8	1
Non‐anorexic	1	3
Stage
IIIB	3	4
IV	6	–

^* P < 0.0001.