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Table 6 Postoperative EORTC-30 scores of the participants

From: Effect of preoperative nutritional support in malnourished patients with pancreatobiliary cancer: a quasi-experimental study

Dimension

PNSP

Well-nourished

p†

(n = 40)

(n = 43)

median (min─max)

Global health status/QOL

50.0 (0.0─100.0)

50.0 (0.0─100.0)

0.854

Functional scales

73.3 (11.1─95.6)

68.9 (40.0─100.0)

0.672

Physical functioning

60.0 (0.0─93.3)

73.3 (33.3─100.0)

0.056

Role functioning

66.7 (0.0─100.0)

66.7 (0.0─100.0)

0.495

Emotional functioning

79.2 (8.3─100.0)

75.0 (33.3─100.0)

0.922

Cognitive functioning

75.0 (0.0─100.0)

66.7 (16.7─100.0)

0.970

Social functioning

66.7 (0.0─100.0)

66.7 (0.0─100.0)

0.714

Symptom scales

34.8 (0.0─78.8)

33.3 (6.1─57.6)

0.491

Fatigue

44.4 (0.0─100.0)

44.4 (0.0─77.8)

0.602

Nausea and vomiting

16.7 (0.0─83.3)

0.0 (0.0─66.7)

0.344

Pain

33.3 (0.0─100.0)

33.3 (0.0─100.0)

0.516

Dyspnea

33.3 (0.0─100.0)

0.0 (0.0─100.0)

0.053

nsomnia

33.3 (0.0─100.0)

33.3 (0.0─100.0)

0.931

Appetite loss

66.7 (0.0─100.0)

33.3 (0.0─100.0)

0.505

Constipation

0.0 (0.0─100.0)

33.3 (0.0─100.0)

0.774

Diarrhea

0.0 (0.0─100.0)

0.0 (0.0─100.0)

0.456

Financial difficulties

33.3 (0.0─100.0)

33.3 (0.0─100.0)

0.679

  1. †Wilcoxon rank sum test high score for a functional scale : healthy level of functioning, high score for the global health status : high QoL, high score for a symptom scale: problems