Table 2.

Factors in multivariate logistic regression analyses able to predict retching, vomit, dysgeusia, mucositis, diarrhea, and stipsis.

	Retching	Vomit	Dysgeusia	Mucositis	Diarrhea	Stipsis
FACTOR	p	p	p	p	p	p
	β (IC95%)	β (IC95%)	β (IC95%)	β (IC95%)	β (IC95%)	β (IC95%)
Age	<0.001	0.123	0.239		0.005
	0.944 (0.918–0.971)	0.979 (0.954–1.006)	0.987 (0.965–1.009)		0.967 (0.945–0.990)
Gender	0.413			0.066
	1.263 (0.722–2.210)			1.691 (0.967)
BMI				0.018
				1.074 (1.012–1.139)
Cortisone			0.156
			0.732 (0.476–1.126)
Antiemetics	<0.001	0.001	0.024
	3.317 (1.929–5.703)	3.063 (1.599–5.870)	1.736 (1.075–2.805)
Antipyretics	0.298	0.485		0.594
	1.381 (0.752–2.536)	1.274 (0.645–2.516)		1.184 (0.636–2.206)
Analgesics	0.986	0.265		0.180
	0.995 (0.554–1.787)	1.423 (0.765–2.647)		1.463 (0.838–2.555)
Antihypertensives		0.045
		0.503 (0.257–0.986)
Statins	0.285				0.289
	0.791 (0.514–1.216)				0.755 (0.449–1.269)
Ginger	0.065	0.272		0.048
	1.767 (0.966–3.235)	1.439 (0.752–2.752)		1.784 (1.005–3.167)
Sage	0.025
	1.920 (1.087–3.392)
Valerian	0.101					0.061
	1.903 (0.881–4.112)					1.895 (0.971–3.699)
Broccoli					0.309
					0.761 (0.451–1.287)
Tobacco						0.205
						0.532 (0.201–1.410)
Echinacea				0.561
				2.180 (0.158–30.109)
Ginseng				0.079
				2.339 (0.906–6.035)
Propolis	0.117			0.354		0.094
	2.237 (0.817–6.121)			1.554 (0.612–3.949)		2.049 (0.885–4.744)
Garlic						0.102
						1.559 (0.915–2.655)
Pomegranate				0.003
				2.658 (1.386–5.100)
Licorice	0.566				0.084
	1.252 (0.581–2.694I)				1.822 (0.922–3.602)
Aloe				0.193
				1.605 (0.787–3.274)
Pineapple	0.426
	1.264 (0.710–2.250)
Chamomile		0.149	0.009			0.073
		1.597 (0.845–3.017)	2.039 (1.198–3.472)			1.643 (0.955–2.826)
Vinegar		0.335		0.010
		0.731 (0.387–1.382)		0.465 (0.260–0.831)
Goji Berry					0.105
					0.276 (0.058–1.310)

p: p value; β: β coefficient; IC95%: interval of confidence at 95%.