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Table 2 Variables of the Three Prognostic Tools

From: Validation of the Palliative Prognostic Index, Performance Status–Based Palliative Prognostic Index and Chinese Prognostic Scale in a home palliative care setting for patients with advanced cancer in China

PPI and PS-PPI

ChPS

Variables

N (%)

Variables

N (%)

PPS

 

Weight loss

 

10–20

2 (0.1)

No

22 (1.2)

30–50

1382 (74.2)

Yes

1841 (98.8)

≥60

479 (25.7)

Nausea

 

Oral intake

 

No

1347 (72.3)

Normal

15 (0.8)

Yes

516 (27.7)

Moderately reduced

1679 (90.1)

Dysphagia

 

Severely reduced

169 (9.1)

No

1775 (95.3)

Edema

 

Yes

88 (4.7)

No

1582 (84.9)

Dyspnea

 

Yes

281 (15.1)

No

1683 (90.3)

Dyspnea at rest

 

Yes

180 (9.7)

No

1683 (90.3)

Edema

 

Yes

180 (9.7)

No

1582 (84.9)

Delirium

 

Yes

281 (15.1)

No

1825 (98.0)

Gender

 

Yes

38 (2.0)

Male

1166 (62.6)

ECOG PS

 

Female

697 (37.4)

0–1

2 (0.1)

Cachexia

 

2

477 (25.6)

No

1745 (93.7)

3–4

1384 (74.3)

Yes

118 (6.3)

  

Dehydration

 
  

No

1772 (95.1)

  

Yes

91 (4.9)

  

QOL

 
  

> 40

37 (2.0)

  

31–40

1224 (65.7)

  

0–30

602 (32.3)

  

KPS

 
  

> 70

2 (0.1)

  

70

30 (1.6)

  

60

447 (24.0)

  

≤50

1384 (74.3)

  1. Abbreviations: PPI Palliative Prognostic Index, PS-PPI Performance Status-Based Palliative Prognostic Index, ChPS Chinese Prognostic Scale, PPS Palliative Performance Scale, ECOG PS Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status, KPS Karnofsky Performance Status, QOL Quality of Life