Table 2.

Correlation matrix for observed variables.

	Shrinking (Yes)	Exhaustion (Yes)	Low Physical Activity (Yes)	Slowness (Yes)	Weakness (Yes)	One-Leg Stance < 5 s (Yes)	SPPB < 9/12 (Yes)	BMI < 21 kg/m2 (Yes)	Albumin < 35 g/L (Yes)	CRP ≥ 10 mg/L (Yes)	Age ≥ 82 Years (Yes)	CIRS(G) Total > 14 (Yes)	Cancer Site	Cancer Extension	Supportive Care Only (Yes)
Shrinking (yes)	1
Exhaustion (yes)	0.24 *	1
Low physical Activity (yes)	0.13 *	0.13 *	1
Slowness (yes)	0.10 *	0.31 *	0.27 *	1
Weakness (yes)	0.06	0.18 *	0.23 *	0.34 *	1
One-leg stance < 5 s (yes)	0.06	0.15 *	0.33 *	0.37 *	0.35 *	1
SPPB < 9/12 (yes)	0.09 *	0.29 *	0.29 *	0.75 *	0.38 *	0.50 *	1
BMI < 21 kg/m2 (yes)	0.18 *	0.18 *	0.04	0.05	0.03	0.06	0.03	1
Serum albumin < 35 g/L (yes)	0.22 *	0.20 *	0.10 *	0.21 *	0.14 *	0.13 *	0.20 *	0.17 *	1
Serum CRP ≥ 10 mg/L (yes)	0.20 *	0.12 *	0.08 *	0.05	0.05	0.06	0.06	0.09 *	0.30 *	1
Age ≥ 82 years (yes)	0.06	0.05	0.08 *	0.16 *	0.15 *	0.20 *	0.24 *	0.09 *	0.04	0.003	1
CIRS(G) total > 14 (yes)	0.01	0.05	0.11 *	0.25 *	0.15 *	0.19 *	0.25 *	0.11 *	0.11 *	0.10 *	0.14 *	1
Cancer site	0.30 *	0.12	0.15	0.21 *	0.14	0.14	0.20 *	0.15	0.20 *	0.25 *	0.19 *	0.12	1
Cancer extension	0.08	0.05	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.04	0.02	0.02	0.04	0.15 *	0.09	0.02	0.24 *	1
Supportive care only (yes)	0.03	0.15 *	0.08 *	0.25 *	0.17 *	0.14 *	0.23 *	0.09 *	0.13 *	0.05	0.14 *	0.09 *	0.23 *	0.08	1

* p value < 0.05 (Cramer’s V test). SPPB: short physical performance battery; BMI: body mass index; CRP: C-reactive protein; CIRS(G) = Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for Geriatrics.