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Table 5 Independent Predictors of the severity of Baseline fatigue

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

 

Full model

Reduced model

Variable

B (SE)

p-value

B (SE)

p-value

ESAS items

    

Pain

0.09 (0.02)

< 0.0001

0.09 (0.02)

< 0.0001

Nausea

0.09 (0.02)

0.0001

0.09 (0.02)

0.0001

Depression

0.09 (0.03)

0.0017

0.1 (0.02)

< 0.0001

Anxiety

0.03 (0.03)

0.31

  

Appetite

0.17 (0.02)

< 0.0001

0.17 (0.02)

< 0.0001

Drowsiness

0.08 (0.02)

< 0.0001

0.08 (0.02)

< 0.0001

Feeling of well-being

0.12 (0.03)

< 0.0001

0.12 (0.03)

< 0.0001

Shortness of breath

0.14 (0.02)

< 0.0001

0.14 (0.02)

< 0.0001

Sleep disturbance

0.00 (0.02)

0.96

  

Low Albumin

0.64 (0.16)

< 0.0001

0.66 (0.16)

< 0.0001

Male

−0.10 (0.12)

0.37

  

Anemia

0.10 (0.15)

0.52

  
  1. ESAS- Edmonton symptom assessment scale; B- Beta; SE- standard error.
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BMC Palliative Care

ISSN: 1472-684X

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