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Table 1 Patient Characteristics(n = 1778)

From: Factors associated with the severity and improvement of fatigue in patients with advanced cancer presenting to an outpatient palliative care clinic

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%

  1. Abbrevations: SD, Standard deviation.
  2. † Leukemias, Lymphomas, unknown primary, melanoma.