Table 3.
Individual Item | Overall Patient Population | Patients with BMI <20 kg/m2 at Baseline | ||||
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Mean (95% CI) | Standardized Effect Size | p Value | Mean (95% CI) | Standardized Effect Size | p Value | |
I am concerned about how thin I look | 0.41 (0.218, 0.601) | 0.317 | 0.000 | 0.53 (0.083, 0.976) | 0.375 | 0.018 |
I am worried about my weight | 0.29 (0.086, 0.493) | 0.213 | 0.005 | 0.37 (–0.091, 0.831) | 0.253 | 0.110 |
My family or friends are pressuring me to eat | 0.23 (0.025, 0.454) | 0.163 | 0.029 | 0.72 (0.253, 1.186) | 0.424 | 0.002 |
The amount I eat is sufficient to meet my needs | 0.16 (–0.011, 0.331) | 0.139 | 0.064 | 0.54 (0.168, 0.911) | 0.451 | 0.005 |
Most food tastes unpleasant to me | 0.16 (–0.036, 0.356) | 0.117 | 0.117 | 0.39 (–0.072, 0.852) | 0.254 | 0.109 |
I have pain in my stomach area | 0.15 (–0.001, 0.301) | 0.149 | 0.046 | 0.36 (–0.057, 0.777) | 0.273 | 0.085 |
I have a good appetite | 0.12 (–0.063, 0.303) | 0.094 | 0.210 | 0.31 (–0.115, 0.735) | 0.218 | 0.167 |
My interest in food drops as soon as I try to eat | 0.11 (–0.075, 0.295) | 0.085 | 0.256 | 0.6 (0.165, 1.034) | 0.424 | 0.008 |
I have been vomiting | 0.08 (–0.054, 0.214) | 0.088 | 0.239 | 0.2 (–0.1, 0.5) | 0.206 | 0.193 |
When I eat, I seem to get full quickly | 0.04 (–0.148, 0.228) | 0.036 | 0.630 | 0.46 (–0.037, 0.957) | 0.302 | 0.057 |
My general health is improving | 0.04 (–0.148, 0.228) | 0.032 | 0.669 | 0.35 (–0.095, 0.795) | 0.256 | 0.106 |
I have difficulty eating rich or “heavy” foods | 0.02 (–0.187, 0.227) | 0.015 | 0.845 | 0.44 (–0.038, 0.918) | 0.297 | 0.061 |
A/CS, Anorexia/Cachexia Subscale; BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; FAACT, Functional Assessment of Anorexia/Cachexia Therapy.