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Table 3 Symptom comparison

From: Characteristics and clinical challenges in patients with substance use disorder in palliative care—experience from a tertiary center in a high-income country

Symptom

SUD

N = 18

(%)

Standard

N = 377

%

P-value

Dyspnea

   

Yes

No

25.0%

75.0%

43.0%*

56.8%*

0.349

Constipation

   

Yes

No

11.8%

88.2%

34.2%

65.8%

0.055

Nausea

   

Yes

No

12.5%

87.5%

32.4%

67.6%

0.022

Diarrhea

   

Yes

No

5.9%

94.1%

16.4%

83.6%

0.245

Fatigue

   

Yes

No

66.7%

33.3%

61.3%

38.7%

0.674

Pain

   

Yes

No

83.3%

16.7%

53.9%

46.1%

0.045