Fig. 1
From: Health care needs of elderly patients with lung, liver, or colon cancer in Taiwan
Standardized score of each domain of care needs for various (a) age groups, (b) Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) scores, (c) primary cancer sites, and (d) cancer stages. *Significance was tested using stepwise regression; variables included sex, age, residential area, education, marital status, chronic diseases, primary cancer site, cancer stage, treatment received, and KPS. Patients with unknown cancer stage were excluded from analysis in (d). Young-old: age = 65–74 years; old-old: age = 75–84 years; and oldest-old: age ≥ 85 years. Normal activity: score = 80–100; unable to work: score = 50–70; and unable to care for oneself: score = 10–40