Table 5.

Descriptive statistics for classes based on symptom importance

	Class 1		Class 2		Class 3		Class 4
	Estimated Marginal Means (S.E.)	Range	Estimated Marginal Means (S.E.)	Range	Estimated Marginal Means (S.E.)	Range	Estimated Marginal Means (S.E.)	Range
Symptom Importance
Breathlessness	2.70 (0.72)	0-5	3.94 (0.50)	0-7	6.74 (0.51)	2-10	9.27 (0.39)	5-10
Cough	1.39 (0.57)	0-4	2.30 (0.35)	0-5	6.92 (0.48)	3-10	9.23 (0.37)	8-10
Fatigue	1.73 (0.69)	0-5	6.73 (0.45)	1-10	6.60 (0.50)	4-9	8.31 (0.41)	1-10
Sleep problems	2.49 (0.77)	0-5	3.78 (0.50)	0-9	6.14 (0.56)	3-10	8.39 (0.49)	3-10
Pain	1.92 (0.74)	0-6	6.34 (0.46)	3-10	5.54 (0.49)	1-9	9.52 (0.37)	8-10
Nausea	1.51 (0.89)	0-4	4.48 (0.58)	1-8	3.76 (0.67)	0-5	9.25 (0.59)	5-10
Lack of appetite	0.97 (1.35)	0-1	4.44 (0.66)	0-7	4.54 (0.67)	1-9	7.91 (0.69)	0-10
Emotional distress	1.29 (0.69)	0-2	5.90 (0.43)	3-9	3.16 (0.41)	0-6	9.47 (0.31)	8-10
	Mean (S.D.)	Range	Mean (S.D.)	Range	Mean (S.D.)	Range	Mean (S.D.)	Range
Differing Variable
Functional status	0.58 (0.67)	0-2	1.17 (0.76)	0-3	1.48 (0.90)	0-3	1.25 (0.92)	0-3

Class 1 Low Importance, n = 12; Class 2 Moderate Importance except for low bronchial symptoms and sleep importance, n = 29; Class 3 Moderate Importance except for low nausea and emotional distress importance, n = 23; Class 4 High Importance, n = 33.