Table 1 Baseline characteristics
Old system | New system | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
n | 134 | 142 | |
Sex = M (%) | 71 (53.0) | 80 (56.3) | 0.661 |
Age | 68.00 [58.00, 74.00] | 68.00 [59.25, 74.75] | 0.759 |
Admission date (days) | 16.00 [9.00, 35.00] | 15.50 [6.00, 29.75] | 0.217 |
ECOG score(%) | 0.075 | ||
0 | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | |
1 | 7 (5.2) | 3 (2.1) | |
2 | 33 (24.6) | 49 (34.5) | |
3 | 77 (57.5) | 65 (45.8) | |
4 | 16 (11.9) | 25 (17.6) | |
Pain gradea | 3.00 [2.00, 4.00] | 6.00 [4.00, 6.00] | < 0.001 |
Religion (%) | 0.650 | ||
None | 55 (41.0) | 53 (37.3) | |
Buddhism | 56 (41.8) | 56 (39.4) | |
Christian | 16 (11.9) | 22 (15.5) | |
Catholic | 7 (5.2) | 11 (7.7) | |
Primary cancer site (%) | 0.659 | ||
Colon cancer | 16 (11.9) | 24 (16.9) | |
Stomach cancer | 17 (12.7) | 13 (9.2) | |
Pancreatic cancer | 9 (6.7) | 13 (9.2) | |
Hepato-cellular carcinoma | 4 (3.0) | 5 (3.5) | |
Lung cancer | 18 (13.4) | 22 (15.5) | |
Cervix cancer | 3 (2.2) | 1 (0.7) | |
Breast cancer | 14 (10.4) | 9 (6.3) | |
Prostate cancer | 2 (1.5) | 4 (2.8) | |
Other malignancy | 51 (38.1) | 51 (35.9) | |
Liver metastasis = 1 (%) | 12 (9.0) | 24 (16.9) | 0.075 |
Bone metastasis = 1 (%) | 18 (13.4) | 18 (12.7) | 0.994 |
Chemotherapy = 1 (%) | 91 (67.9) | 94 (66.2) | 0.861 |
Radiotherapy = 1 (%) | 43 (32.1) | 42 (29.6) | 0.748 |
Surgery = 1 (%) | 69 (51.5) | 67 (47.2) | 0.552 |
Laboratory resultsb | |||
White blood cell (× 103/uL) | 9.31 [6.71, 13.58] | 9.68 [7.09, 13.64] | 0.606 |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 10.70 [9.30, 12.10] | 10.10 [9.00, 11.40] | 0.160 |
Segmented neutrophil (%) | 76.70 [68.30, 84.50] | 78.10 [70.85, 85.10] | 0.310 |
Lymphocytes (%) | 13.60 [7.90, 19.90] | 11.40 [6.45, 17.35] | 0.154 |
Platelet (×103/uL) | 243.00 [163.00, 303.00] | 232.00 [151.00, 320.50] | 0.586 |
Aspartate aminotransferase (IU/L) | 27.00 [17.25, 48.00] | 27.00 [19.00, 67.50] | 0.370 |
Alanine aminotransferase (IU/L) | 15.00 [10.00, 28.75] | 16.00 [10.50, 34.00] | 0.411 |
Alkaline phosphatase (IU/L) | 118.00 [69.25, 249.50] | 141.00 [78.50, 297.50] | 0.417 |
Lactate dehydrogenase (IU/L) | 284.00 [189.00, 422.00] | 316.00 [228.50, 492.00] | 0.061 |
Total bilirubin (mg/dL) | 0.60 [0.38, 0.90] | 0.67 [0.40, 1.71] | 0.217 |
Albumin (g/dL) | 3.30 [2.90, 3.60] | 3.10 [2.80, 3.50] | 0.036 |
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL) | 18.70 [14.50, 28.40] | 20.50 [13.35, 30.45] | 0.991 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.80 [0.63, 1.13] | 0.80 [0.61, 1.20] | 0.719 |
Sodium (mmol/L) | 135.15 [131.97, 137.48] | 134.20 [130.60, 137.30] | 0.377 |
Potassium (mmol/L) | 4.38 [3.91, 4.74] | 4.21 [3.84, 4.58] | 0.121 |
C-reactive protein (mg/dL) | 4.30 [1.40, 9.85] | 5.61 [2.05, 11.99] | 0.145 |