Table 3.
Baseline characteristics of the attenders and nonattenders to the EN‐AF intervention
| Attenders | Nonattenders | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 11 | n = 10 | ||
| Age; years (median, IQR) | 61 (11) | 67.5 (15) | |
| Sex | |||
| Women | 5 | 6 | |
| BMI, kg/m 2 (mean, SD) | 25.7 (5.0) | 27.8 (9.0) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Married/cohabitant | 8 | 7 | |
| Single/widow | 3 | 3 | |
| Education | |||
| Primary or secondary school | 9 | 7 | |
| College/university | 2 | 3 | |
| Employment | |||
| Employed | 6 | 3 | |
| Retired | 3 | 7 | |
| Disability benefits | 2 | 0 | |
| Smoking status | |||
| Current smoker | 0 | 1 | |
| Past smoker | 7 | 6 | |
| Never smoked | 4 | 3 | |
| Karnofsky performance status | |||
| Score ≥ 90 | 9 | 9 | |
| Tumor site | |||
| Pharynx | 9 | 1 | |
| Larynx | 0 | 2 | |
| Oral cavity | 2 | 2 | |
| Salivary gland/nasal cavity | 0 | 5 | |
| Planned treatment | |||
| Concurrent chemoradiotherapy | 8 | 2 | |
| Radiotherapy | 3 | 8 | |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Diff. a (95% CI) | |
| HRQoL | |||
| Global health status/QoL | 62.1 (22.8) | 72.5 (21.9) | 10.4 (−30.8, 10.1) |
| Physical functioning | 89.1 (20.7) | 92.5 (16.8) | 3.4 (−20.7, 13.9) |
| Pain | 29.5 (25.4) | 15.8 (24.7) | 13.7 (−9.2, 36.6) |
| Dry mouth | 18.2 (17.4) | 20.0 (23.3) | −1.8 (−20.5, 16.9) |
| Sticky saliva | 21.2 (34.2) | 20.0 (23.3) | 1.2 (−25.8, 28.2) |
| Nutritional status | 2.4 (3.4) | 3.5 (5.6) | 1.1 (−5.3, 3.1) |
| Physical activity level | 2.7 (2.7) | 1.8 (1.7) | 0.9 (−1.2, 3.0) |
| Functional capacity (m) | 683 (228) | 504 (154) | 179 (−5, 362) |
| Muscle strength (reps) | 15 (4) | 14 (3) | 1 (−2, 4) |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; Diff., difference in mean scores; HRQoL, health‐related quality of life; IQR, interquartile range; reps, repetitions.
a
Difference in mean scores.