Table 4 Description of the results of laboratory tests of older patients with cancer in palliative care

Hemoglobin (U/dL)

13.0 ± 1.3

12.7 ± 1.8

12.5 ± 2.1

13.0 ± 1.4*

12.3 ± 1.8

12.6 ± 1.5

White blood cells (×103/μL)

5.9 ± 2.0

7.3 ± 3.4

5.7 ± 1.8

6.0 ± 2.0

6.08 ± 2.0

7.0 ± 3.2

Lymphocytes (×103/μL)

1.5 ± 0.4

1.9 ± 0.6

1.8 ± 0.7

1.6 ± 0.5

1.68 ± 0.5

1.7 ± 0.5

Total proteins (U/dL)

6.8 ± 0.5

6.7 ± 0.7

6.9 ± 0.6

6.9 ± 0.4

6.69 ± 0.7

7.0 ± 0.7

Albumin (U/dL)

4.2 ± 0.3*

4.0 ± 0.4

4.1 ± 0.3

4.2 ± 0.2*

4.0 ± 0.3

4.2 ± 0.3

Vitamin (mg/dL)

0.3 ± 0.1**

0.2 ± 0.1

0.2 ± 0.1

0.4 ± 0.1**

0.2 ± 0.1

0.2 ± 0.1

C-reactive protein (mU/dL)

0.4 ± 0.5

2.4 ± 4.0

1.8 ± 3.4

0.9 ± 1.2

2.4 ± 3.0

1.4 ± 3.2

8-OHdG (ng/mL)

4.6 ± 2.2 ^δ

4.9 ± 2.2 ^δ

4.4 ± 1.6 ^β

5.9 ± 2.6

6.0 ± 2.0

5.3 ± 1.4

MDA (μM)

10.9 ± 3.3

14.4 ± 10.2

15.6 ± 11.9 ^α

9.1 ± 2.6

11.3 ± 3.0

10.8 ± 4.8

GSH (μM)

9.8 ± 1.4

9.0 ± 1.8

10.0 ± 11.1 ^{β α}

10.3 ± 2.0

8.8 ± 1.5^∞

10.7 ± 2.1

Interleukin 6 (pg/mL)

51.8 ± 38.6

136.6 ± 182.3

65.21 ± 132.49

87.2 ± 125.6

154.8 ± 208.4

38.7 ± 25.0