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. 2022 Jan 4;54(4):1138–1147. doi: 10.4143/crt.2021.842

Table 2.

Factors associated with NCC-PSI scores over the cutoff values on baseline assessment (T1)

No. (n=364) Insomnia ≥ 5 Anxiety ≥ 4 Depression ≥ 4



Yes (n=80) No (n=284) p-value Yes (n=106) No (n=258) p-value Yes (n=67) No (n=297) p-value
Nutritional status (PG-SGA)

 Grade A 156 25 (16.0) 131 (84.0) 0.006 46 (29.5) 110 (70.5) 0.979 26 (16.7) 130 (83.3) 0.700

 Grade B, C 136 40 (29.4) 96 (70.6) 40 (29.6) 95 (70.4) 25 (18.4) 111 (81.6)

History of alcohol

 Yes 188 33 (17.6) 155 (82.4) 0.035 52 (27.8) 135 (72.2) 0.547 32 (17.0) 156 (83.0) 0.481

 No 176 47 (26.7) 129 (73.3) 54 (30.7) 122 (69.3) 35 (19.9) 141 (80.1)

History of depression

 Yes 8 5 (62.5) 3 (37.5) 0.015 5 (71.4) 2 (28.6) 0.024 5 (62.5) 3 (37.5) 0.007

 No 356 75 (21.1) 281 (78.9) 101 (28.4) 255 (71.6) 62 (17.4) 294 (82.6)

History of insomnia

 Yes 13 10 (76.9) 3 (23.1) < 0.001 8 (61.5) 5 (38.5) 0.024 5 (38.5) 8 (61.5) 0.070

 No 354 70 (19.9) 281 (80.1) 98 (28.0) 252 (72.0) 62 (17.7) 289 (82.3)

Values are presented as number (%). Variables with insignificant statistical results were not listed in the table. NCC-PSI, National Cancer Center Psychological Symptom Inventory; PG-SGA, patient-generated subjective global assessment.