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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample population of elderly cancer patients investigated

From: A poorer nutritional status impacts quality of life in a sample population of elderly cancer patients

Age, all participants (median years, IQR) 67, 63–74
Male (median years, IQR) 69, 64–75
Female (median years, IQR) 66, 63–73
Sex N %
Male 196 45.0
Female 236 55.0
Place of residence
Salvador (Capital city) and greater Salvador 147 34.0
Other regions in the state of Bahia 285 66.0
Literacy
Illiterate 167 39.0
Literate 261 61.0
Family income
 ≤ MW 231 54.6
 > MW 192 45.4
Occupation
Farmer 177 42.2
Housewife 40 9.6
Housekeeper 16 3.8
Others 186 44.4
Diagnosed cancer
Prostate 86 19.9
Skin 74 17.1
GIT 69 16
Breast 68 15.7
Gynecological 33 7.7
Urological 31 7.2
Head and Neck 30 6.9
Bone 25 5.8
Pulmonary 12 2.8
Others 4 0.9
Comorbidities
SAH 260 60.2
DM 74 17.1
Cardiopathy 47 10.9
Hepatopathy 23 5.3
CKD 21 4.9
Current Treatment
Surgery 426 98.6
Chemotherapy 4 0.9
Venous catheter blockage management 2 0.5
PG-SGA
Well nourished (A) 270 62.5
Risk or moderate malnourishment (B) 129 29.9
Severely malnourished (C) 33 7.6
  1. CKD chronic renal disease, DM diabetes mellitus, GIT gastrointestinal tract, IQR interquartile range, PG-SGA patient-generated subjective global assessment, SAH systemic arterial hypertension