Table 3.

EORTC-QLQ Scores in Patients with Lung Cancer Depending on Nutritional Status

QLQ	MNA			p
	Malnutrition (N=58)	Risk of Malnutrition (N=137)	Normal Nutritional Status (N=115)
	(mean ± SD)
Overall quality of life	28.16±17.92	35.64±17.29	55.14±23.48	p<0.001*
Physical functioning	47.13±21.3	64.77±17.79	79.3±14.14	p<0.001*
Role functioning	36.21±25.96	49.64±26.23	76.38±25.55	p<0.001*
Emotional functioning	43.97±25.3	43.43±22.79	65.65±32.05	p<0.001*
Cognitive functioning	56.61±23.14	64.84±20.78	84.2±19.1	p<0.001*
Social functioning	50.86±28.51	47.81±29.48	72.9±32.03	p<0.001*
Fatigue	65.9±22.01	56.45±23.76	31.88±23.53	p<0.001*
Nausea and vomiting	35.63±27.12	21.53±21.21	8.26±14.87	p<0.001*
Pain	58.91±22.99	46.96±22.25	27.39±22.21	p<0.001*
Dyspnea	62.64±24.25	50.36±24.63	35.36±23.06	p<0.001*
Insomnia	63.79±21.88	57.66±27.27	31.59±33.58	p=0.001*
Appetite loss	58.05±26.17	41.61±27.65	22.9±26.99	p=0.001*
Constipation	39.66±32.12	17.27±24.62	15.36±23.48	p=0.001*
Diarrhea	13.22±22.46	13.38±25.07	4.35±16.24	p=0.001*
Financial difficulties	56.32±30.72	50.85±28.89	27.25±32.62	p=0.001*
Shortness of breath	53.45±22.36	46.07±21.07	25.02±18.66	p=0.001*
Coughing	64.94±22.88	55.72±23.26	41.81±22.09	p=0.001*
Hemoptysis	27.01±30.24	14.11±20.1	11.59±17.68	p=0.003*
Sore mouth or tongue	27.01±28.92	13.87±18.81	5.51±14.6	p=0.001*
Difficulty swallowing	35.63±29.19	16.79±19.85	6.67±14.78	p=0.001*
Tingling in hands or feet	24.71±30.31	20.68±21.06	9.57±16.38	p=0.001*
Hair loss	35.63±35.79	19.46±27.61	9.57±22.41	p=0.001*
Chest pain	45.4±32.26	34.31±25.55	17.97±22.2	p=0.001*
Arm or shoulder pain	23.56±31.22	16.06±22.9	10.14±21.25	p=0.003*
Pain in other body parts	40.8±36.43	30.9±26.39	12.75±22.33	p<0.001*
No improvement with pain medication	61.06±17.44	58.26±16.68	45.97±17.05	p=0.001*

Notes: ANOVA + post hoc analysis (Tukey HSD). *Statistically significant (p<0.05).