Table 2.
Linear regression models illustrating associations between self-reported appetite and quality of life (QoL), fatigue, pain, albumin and C-reactive protein (CRP) in palliative cancer patients.
| Crude Β (95% CI) |
Adjusted for Age, Cancer Type, Cancer Treatment and SES |
|
|---|---|---|
| All | ||
| Albumin (g/L) | −0.30 (−0.45, −0.15) | −0.30 (−0.45, −0.16) |
| CRP (mg/L) | 1.63 (0.29, 3.0) | 1.55 (0.20, 1.90) |
| ESAS QoL | 0.38 (0.31, 0.44) | 0.31 (0.31, 0.44) |
| ESAS Fatigue | 0.43 (0.36, 0.50) | 0.42 (0.35, 0.49) |
| ESAS Pain | 0.18 (0.11, 0.25) | 0.18 (0.11, 0.24) |
| Men | ||
| Albumin (g/L) | −0.58 (−0.79, −0.37) | −0.57 (−0.79, −0.136) |
| CRP (mg/L) | 3.0 (1.0, 5.0) | 2.90 (0.86, 4.90) |
| ESAS QoL | 0.41 (0.32, 0.50) | 0.39 (0.30, 0.47) |
| ESAS Fatigue | 0.48 (0.38, 0.57) | 0.45 (0.35, 0.55) |
| ESAS Pain | 0.20 (0.10, 0.30) | 0.18 (0.08, 0.30) |
| Women | ||
| Albumin (g/L) | −0.04 (−0.25, 0.17) | −0.06 (−0.27, 0.15) |
| CRP (mg/L) | 0.42 (−0.35, 2.19) | 0.52 (−1.26, 2.31) |
| ESAS QoL | 0.53 (0.25, 0.55) | 0.35 (0.25, 0.45) |
| ESAS Fatigue | 0.38 (0.28, 0.48) | 0.38 (0.30, 0.47) |
| ESAS Pain | 0.16 (0.06, 0.26) | 0.57 (0.79, 0.36) |
SES = Socioeconomic status: Living in an area > average Swedish income or not. ESAS = Edmonton Symptom Assessment System. 0 = no suffering, 10 = unbearable suffering.