Table 1 |
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| Patient Characteristics(n = 1778) | |||
| Characteristics | Number | Percentage (%) | |
| Age in years | Mean(SD) | 58(13) | |
| Median | 59 | ||
| Range | 15-90 | ||
| Gender | Male | 918 | 52% |
| Race | Caucasians | 1213 | 68% |
| Cancer type | Lung or Head and Neck | 473 | 27% |
| Gastrointestinal | 301 | 17% | |
| Genitourinary | 176 | 10% | |
| Sarcoma | 68 | 4% | |
| Gynecologic | 120 | 7% | |
| Breast | 128 | 7% | |
| Other† | 512 | 28% | |
| Severity of baseline fatigue | Mean(SD) | 6(2.39) | |
| Median(Q1-Q3) | 6(4–8) | ||
| Mild (0–3) | 293 | 16% | |
| Moderate (4–6) | 909 | 51% | |
| Severe (7–10) | 580 | 33% | |
| Moderate or Severe (4–10) | 1489 | 84% | |
Abbrevations: SD, Standard deviation.
† Leukemias, Lymphomas, unknown primary, melanoma.
Yennu et al. BMC Palliative Care 2012 11:16 doi:10.1186/1472-684X-11-16
