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Table 3 Estimates from GEEb modles of indicators of pain, constipation, vomiting, dyspnea, and anorexia

From: Symptom severity of patients with advanced cancer in palliative care unit: longitudinal assessments of symptoms improvement

 

Pain

Constipation

Vomiting

Dyspnea

Anorexia

 

N

β(SE)a

P-value

β(SE)a

P-value

β(SE)a

P-value

β(SE)a

P-value

β(SE)a

P-value

Age, year

           

  < 65

 

Reference

-

Reference

-

Reference

-

Reference

-

Reference

-

  ≥ 65

 

−0.23 (0.06)

< 0.001

−0.19 (0.08)

0.087

−0.06 (0.12)

0.614

0.07 (0.09)

0.428

0.04 (0.06)

0.475

Gender

           

 Male

480

Reference

-

Reference

-

Reference

-

Reference

-

Reference

-

 Female

344

0.01 (0.06)

0.828

0.18 (0.12)

0.129

0.32 (0.16)

0.046

−0.06 (0.09)

0.548

0.23 (0.06)

< 0.001

Cancer

           

 Lung cancer

150

Reference

-

Reference

-

Reference

-

Reference

-

Reference

-

 Gastrointestinal cancer

267

0.12 (0.08)

0.146

0.21(0.11)

0.044

0.90 (0.16)

< 0.001

−0.36 (0.12)

0.002

0.59 (0.09)

< 0.001

 Breast cancer

55

0.02 (0.13)

0.875

−0.20 (0.19)

0.287

0.41 (0.23)

0.075

0.12 (0.18)

0.507

−0.07 (0.15)

0.638

 Genitourinary cancer

108

0.03 (0.10)

0.777

0.10 (0.14)

0.469

0.79 (0.19)

< 0.001

−0.45 (0.15)

0.002

0.19 (0.12)

0.102

 Head, neck, and oral cancer

185

0.15 (0.09)

0.108

0.10(0.13)

0.452

−0.25 (0.22)

0.245

−0.22 (0.13)

0.089

−0.15 (0.13)

0.242

 Other cancers

59

−0.02 (0.12)

0.836

0.09 (0.21)

0.684

−0.10 (0.34)

0.773

−0.22(0.15)

0.140

0.48 (0.13)

< 0.001

Day of palliative care

           

 1st day

822

Reference

-

Reference

-

Reference

-

Reference

-

Reference

-

 3rd day

824

−0.45 (0.02)

< 0.001

−0.20 (0.08)

0.013

−0.35 (0.05)

< 0.001

−0.22 (0.03)

< 0.001

−0.18 (0.02)

< 0.001

 5th day

823

−0.67 (0.03)

< 0.001

−0.22 (0.04)

< 0.001

−0.47 (0.08)

< 0.001

−0.25 (0.04)

< 0.001

−0.23 (0.03)

< 0.001

 7th day

822

−0.98 (0.04)

< 0.001

−0.21 (0.06)

< 0.001

−1.04 (0.09)

< 0.001

−0.02 (0.05)

0.658

−0.18 (0.04)

< 0.001

  1. a Adjusted mean difference compared to referent group. bGEE:generalized estimating equation