Table 4.

Symptoms by Sex, Diagnoses, and Reason for Hospitalization

Symptom Scores (0 to 10 Scale)
SEX
	Male	Female	P-value
PHYS	3.4 ± 1.2	4.8 ± 1.4	0.0001
PSYCH	3.2 ± 1.0	4.5 ± 1.9	0.0001
MSAS	3.4 ± 1.1	4.8 ± 1.5	0.0001
GDI	3.4 ± 1.3	5.0 ± 2.4	0.0001
CANCER DIAGNOSES
	Leukemias/Lymphomas	Sarcomas	Other
PHYS	4.5 ± 1.5	5.1 ± 1.5	3.4 ± 5.6
PSYCH	4.9 ± 1.8	4.0 ± 1.8	2.9 ± 0.9
MSAS	4.5 ± 1.4	5.2 ± 1.7	3.1 ± 0.6
GDI	4.5 ± 1.7	5.9 ± 2.9	3.0 ± 0.7
REASON FOR HOSPITALIZATION
	Chemotherapy	Fever/Neutropenia	Other
PHYS	4.7 ± 1.4	3.5 ± 1.7	3.5 ± 1.7
PSYCH	4.1 ± 1.8	3.7 ± 1.7	4.8 ± 1.6
MSAS	4.6 ± 1.6	4.0 ± 1.4	4.5 ± 1.3
GDI	4.9 ± 2.4	3.7 ± 1.9	4.8 ± 1.4

PHYS=Physical Symptoms Score; PSYCH=Psychological Symptoms Score; MSAS=Total Symptoms Score; GDI=Global Distress Index