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Table 1 Participants’ characteristics in a cohort study of people with advanced cancer

From: Assessing the exertion required to induce breathlessness in a population with advanced cancer: matching measures to the level of physical function

Domain

Measure

Mean

SD

Median

Range

n (%)

Age

69.9

12.7

70.0

37, 93

 

Gender

Male

 

28 (41)

Body mass index (BMI)

25.1

5.2

24.2

17.0, 41.6

 

Functional status

AKPS

55.0

14.7

60.0

20, 90

 

Breathlessness

mMRC

2.2

1.4

2.0

0, 4

 

Intensity (NRS; 0–10)

2.7

2.4

2.0

0, 8

 

Unpleasantness (VAS; 0–100)

25.5

28.2

15.5

0, 100

 

Co-morbidities

CCI

6.4

1.6

6.0

2, 11

 
  1. SD standard deviation, AKPS Australia-modified Karnofsky Performance Status, ECOG Eastern Co-operative Group performance status, mMRC modified Medical Research Council breathlessness scale, NRS Numerical Rating Scale, VAS Visual Analogue Scale, CCI Charlson Co-morbidity Index