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Table 4 Severity of Baseline Fatigue by Patient Characterstics

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

 

N

Mean (SD)

Median

p-value

Gender

   

0.07

 Female

859

6.16 (2.4)

6

 

 Male

918

5.97 (2.38)

6

 

Race

   

0.11

 White

1009

6.22 (2.27)

6

 

 Black

155

6.36 (2.44)

7

 

 Hispanic

142

5.86 (2.13)

6

 

 Asian

48

5.83 (2.68)

6

 

Cancer Site

   

0.32

 Breast

93

6.48 (2.2)

7

 

 Gastrointestinal

280

6.23 (2.36)

6

 

 Genitourinary

162

5.99 (2.36)

6

 

 Gynecological

120

6.43 (2.44)

7

 

 Head and Neck, Lung

472

6.12 (2.23)

6

 

 Sarcoma

68

5.79 (2.34)

5.5

 

 Other

176

6.18 (2.32)

6

 

Anemia

   

0.09

  No

1112(83.4%)

6.02 (2.39)

6

 

  Yes

314(10.7%)

6.26 (2.43)

7

 

Low Albumin

   

0.0003

  No

986(89.3%)

6 (2.43)

6

 

  Yes

192(10.7%)

6.69 (2.33)

7

 

Alcoholic

   

0.18

  No

1044(85%)

6.09 (2.43)

6

 

  Yes

184(15%)

6.34 (2.31)

7

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