Table 1.
Variable | n | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Number of patients | 499 | 100 |
Age (years) | ||
Mean ± Standard error of mean | 58.5 ± 0.56 | |
Gender | ||
Female | 323 | 64.7 |
Male | 176 | 35.3 |
Patient receiving chemotherapy (CT) | 457 | 91.6 |
Patient receiving radiotherapy (RT) | 13 | 2.6 |
Patient receiving CT and RT | 13 | 2.6 |
Patient without current anticancer therapy | 42 | 8.4 |
Gastrointestinal tract cancer | 131 | 26.1 |
Lung cancer | 25 | 5 |
Brain cancer | 9 | 1.8 |
Breast cancer | 96 | 19.1 |
Urogenital system cancer | 44 | 8.8 |
Gynecological cancer | 56 | 11.1 |
Leukemia | 37 | 7.4 |
Lymphoma | 72 | 14.4 |
Multiple myeloma | 12 | 2.4 |
Others | 20 | 4 |
Use of others dietary supplements | 202 | 40.5 |
Abbreviations: CT, chemotherapy; RT, radiotherapy.
Two patients had more than 1 type of cancer.