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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Fatigue in patients with cancer receiving outpatient chemotherapy: a prospective two-center study

 

Percentage or mean ± SD

(Number of patients)

Sex (male/female)

53.5%/46.5% (608)

Age (years)

66.3 ± 11.8 (608)

BW (kg)

57.4 ± 11.7 (603)

Laboratory parameter levels

 Hb (g/dL)

11.6 ± 1.8 (593)

 CRP (mg/dL)

0.91 ± 1.68 (496)

 Na (mmol/L)

141.3 ± 2.6 (568)

 K (mmol/L)

4.2 ± 0.4 (568)

 Corrected Ca (mg/dL)

9.3 ± 0.4 (419)

 BUN (mg/dL)

15.7 ± 5.9 (572)

 Scr (mg/dL)

0.84 ± 0.56 (580)

 Alb (g/dL)

3.8 ± 0.5 (536)

Primary cancer site

 Hematologic

16.9% (103)

 Lung

16.4% (100)

 Colorectal

15.1% (92)

 Breast

10.2% (62)

 Gynecologic

9.4% (57)

 Urinary

9.4% (57)

 Pancreatic

7.6% (46)

 Gastric

7.2% (44)

 Head and neck

1.3% (8)

 Others

6.4% (39)

  1. Corrected Ca = Ca + 4—Alb (if Alb < 4)
  2. Abbreviations: SD Standard Deviation, BW Body weight, Hb hemoglobin, CRP C-reactive protein, Na Sodium, K Potassium, Ca Calcium, BUN Blood urea nitrogen, Scr Serum creatinine, Alb Serum albumin