Research Article
Prevalence of Geriatric Syndromes in Elderly Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy
Table 1
Baseline characteristics and comparison of subjects with and without geriatric syndrome using univariable analysis.
| | | GS (n = 50) | Without GS (n = 35) | Unadjusted OR | 95% CI | value |
| | Age < 65 | 5 (31.3) | 11 (68.7) | 4.12 | 1.28–13.26 | 0.017 | | Age ≥ 65 | 45 (65.2) | 24 (34.8) | | | |
| | Male, n(%) | 25 (50.0) | 18 (51.4) | 0.94 | 0.40–2.24 | 0.90 |
| | Weight (kg), mean (SD) | 52.3 (8.6) | 53.2 (8.6) | 0.99 | 0.94–1.04 | 0.61 |
| | BMI (kg/m2) | | | | | | | <18.5 | 9 (18) | 4 (11.4) | 1 | — | — | | 18.5–22.9 | 28 (56) | 22 (62.9) | 0.57 | 0.15–2.08 | 0.39 | | ≥23.0 | 13 (26) | 9 (25.7) | 0.64 | 0.15–2.74 | 0.55 |
| | Primary cancer | | | | | | | (1) Lung | 3 (6) | 3 (8.6) | 1 | — | — | | (2) GI/hepatobiliary | 25 (50) | 22 (62.9) | 1.14 | 0.21–6.22 | 0.88 | | (3) Leukemia | 0 | 2 (5.7) | 1 | — | — | | (4) Breast cancer | 1 (2) | 1 (2.9) | 1 | — | — | | (5) Other | 21 (42) | 7 (20.0) | 2.99 | 0.20–4.95 | 0.23 |
| | DM, n(%) | 13 (26) | 5 (14.3) | 2.11 | 0.68–6.58 | 0.20 |
| | HT, n(%) | 14 (28) | 9 (25.7) | 1.12 | 0.42–2.99 | 0.81 |
| | DLD, n(%) | 8 (16) | 4 (11.4) | 1.48 | 0.85–2.15 | 0.55 |
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GS, geriatric syndrome; OR, odds ratio; SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; GI, gastrointestinal; DM, diabetes mellitus; HT, hypertension; DLD, dyslipidemia.
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