Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population (N=80).
| Characteristic | Foot reflexology group (n=40) | Control group (n=40) | |||
| Sex (female), n (%) | 13 (33) | 17 (42) | |||
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 63.4 (11.5) | 62.9 (12.4) | |||
| Smoking, n (%) | 14 (35) | 6 (15) | |||
| Diagnosis, n (%) | |||||
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Digestive cancer | 16 (40) | 17 (42) | ||
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Lung cancer | 24 (60) | 23 (57) | ||
| Metastasis, n (%) | 24 (60) | 23 (57) | |||
| Type of chemotherapy (emetogenic level), n (%) | |||||
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Carboplatin (MECa) | 15 (37) | 15 (37) | ||
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Oxaliplatin (MEC) | 13 (32) | 14 (35) | ||
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Cisplatin (HECb) | 12 (30) | 11 (27) | ||
aMEC: moderately emetogenic chemotherapy.
bHEC: highly emetogenic chemotherapy.