Table 1 Demographic and disease characteristics of patients who underwent full baseline assessment

Mean (SD)

Age

(yrs)

67.9 (9.4)

67.6 (10.9)

68.4 (6.3)

0.88

Body mass index

(kg/m²)

23.1 (4.6)

23.7(4.9)

22.1(4.2)

0.52

N (%)

Sex

M

9 (60)

4 (40)

5 (100)

F

6 (40)

6 (60)

0 (0)

0.04

PS

1

2 (13)

2 (20)

0 (0)

2

6 (40)

4 (40)

2 (40)

3

7 (47)

4 (40)

3 (60)

0.79

Diagnosis

Lung Cancer

4 (27)

3 (30)

1 (20)

GI cancer

6 (40)

2 (20)

4 (80)

Other

5 (33)

5 (50)

0 (0)

NA

Cancer stage

III

1 (7)

1 (10)

0 (0)

IV

11 (73)

6 (60)

5 (100)

NA

3 (20)

3 (30)

0 (0)

NA

Chemotherapy

Y

10 (67)

6 (60)

4 (80)

N

5 (33)

4 (40)

1 (20)

0.60

Recent steroid use

Y

6 (40)

4 (40)

2 (40)

N

9 (60)

6 (60)

3 (60)

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