Table 4.

Toxicity Incidence.

		All Patients		nD		DnM		D + M		p (D + M v nD)	p (D + M v DnM)
		N	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
All Patients	–	1646	100.0	1144	100.0	378	100.0	124	100.0	.	.
Weight Loss	No	1078	65.5	764	66.8	233	61.6	81	65.3	0.74	0.46
	Yes	568	34.5	380	33.2	145	38.4	43	34.7	.	.
Antiemetic Prescription	No	875	53.2	603	52.7	209	55.3	63	50.8	0.69	0.38
	Yes	771	46.8	541	47.3	169	44.7	61	49.2	.	.
ED Visit	No	1161	70.5	818	71.5	262	69.3	81	65.3	0.15	0.41
	Yes	485	29.5	326	28.5	116	30.7	43	34.7	.	.
Hospital/ED Visit w/Nausea/Emesis	No	1360	82.6	944	82.5	312	82.5	104	83.9	0.71	0.73
	Yes	286	17.4	200	17.5	66	17.5	20	16.1	.	.
Hospital/ED Visit w/Dehydration	No	1201	73.0	834	72.9	277	73.3	90	72.6	0.94	0.88
	Yes	445	27.0	310	27.1	101	26.7	34	27.4	.	.
Hospital/ED Visit w/Malnutrition	No	1225	74.4	857	74.9	275	72.8	93	75.0	0.98	0.62
	Yes	421	25.6	287	25.1	103	27.3	31	25.0	.	.
Gastrostomy or Feeding Tube	No	1015	61.7	718	62.8	224	59.3	73	58.9	0.40	0.94
	Yes	631	38.3	426	37.2	154	40.7	51	41.1	.	.
Dysphagia	No	866	52.6	618	54.0	187	49.5	61	49.2	0.31	0.96
	Yes	780	47.4	526	46.0	191	50.5	63	50.8	.	.
Tracheostomy or Airway Obstruction	No	1225	74.4	852	74.5	274	72.5	99	79.8	0.19	0.10
	Yes	421	25.6	292	25.5	104	27.5	25	20.2	.	.
Speech Pathology	No	1343	81.6	937	81.9	305	80.7	101	81.5	0.90	0.85
	Yes	303	18.4	207	18.1	73	19.3	23	18.6	.	.

Abbreviations: ED, emergency department; nD, non-diabetic; DnM, diabetic not taking metformin; D + M diabetic taking metformin.