Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics, tumor location, length of hospital stay, nutritional status and presence of cachexia and dynapenia in hospitalized cancer patients
| Variable (n = 158) | Total |
|---|---|
| Age (mean ± SD) | 59.5 ± 14.0 |
| Min-Max | 20–88 |
| Stage of life | n (%) |
| Adult | 69 (43.7) |
| Elderly | 89 (56.3) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 81 (51.3) |
| Female | 77 (48.7) |
| Color | |
| Non-white | 93 (58.9) |
| White | 65 (41.1) |
| Tumor Location | |
| Lower GIT | 53 (33.5) |
| Attached glands | 39 (24.7) |
| Upper GIT | 27 (17.1) |
| Othersa | 39 (24.7) |
| Length of hospital stay | |
| ≤ 7 days | 86 (54,4) |
| > 7 days | 72 (45,6) |
| PG-SGA | |
| Well nourished (A) | 64 (40.5) |
| Moderately malnourished (B) | 64 (40.5) |
| Severely malnourished (C) | 30 (19.0) |
| Presence of Cachexia | |
| Yes | 57 (36.1) |
| No | 101 (63.9) |
| Dynapenia | |
| Yes | 37 (23.4) |
| No | 121 (76.6) |
aOthers (corresponding to cancers with a low prevalence within the sample): 6.33%: lung and thorax cancer; 3.80%: hematological cancer; 3.16%: skin cancer; 1.89%: cancer of unknown behavior; 1.26%: ovarian cancer; 0.63%: stromal gastrointestinal cancer; 0.63%: bladder cancer; 0.63%: cervical cancer; 0.63%: ganglion cancer; 0.63%: parotid gland cancer; 0.63%: breast cancer; 0.63%: mediastinal cancer; 0.63%: cancer from other locations; 0.63%: peritoneum cancer; 0.63%: pleural cancer; 0.63%: connective tissue cancer; 0.63%: thyroid cancer; 0.63%: submandibular cancer. PG-SGA: Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment