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Table 4 Nutrition status of participants by demographic and clinical characteristics

From: Nutritional status of cancer outpatients using scored patient generated subjective global assessment in two cancer treatment centers, Nairobi, Kenya

Variables

Description

SGA-A

n(%)

SGA-B

n(%)

SGA-C

n(%)

PVALUE

PGSGA Score Classification

Reassurance

78(24)

3(3.2)

0(0)

<0.001

Nutrition Education

57(17.5)

10(10.8)

0(0)

Symptom Management

120(36.9)

37(39.8)

7(13.2)

Critical Care

70(21.5)

43(46.2)

46(86.8)

Sex

Male

67(20.6)

37(39.8)

29(54.7)

<0.001

Female

258(79.4)

56(60.2)

24(45.3)

Cancer Staging

stage 0

3(0.9)

0(0)

0(0)

0.002

stage 1

46(14.5)

13(14.8)

10(19.6)

stage 2

100(31.5)

16(18.2)

8(15.7)

stage 3

93(29.3)

17(19.3)

14(27.5)

Stage 4

63(19.9)

33(37.5)

15(29.4)

Typeof cancer

Lip, oral cavity and pharynx

55(16.9)

23(24.7)

9(17)

<0.001

Digestive organs

48(14.8)

25(26.9)

26(49.1)

Respiratory organs

2(0.6)

3(3.2)

2(3.8)

Bone, cartilage, melanoma

8(2.5)

5(5.4)

3(5.7)

Breast

121(37.2)

15(16.1)

4(7.5)

Female genital

81(24.9)

20(21.5)

7(13.2)

Haematopoietic

4(1,2)

2(2.2)

2(3.8)

Kaposi sarcoma

6(1.8)

0(0)

0(0)