Symptom | Sample size | Age group | Mean score | Distress ratings†(%) | Unadjusted values | Adjusted values | ||||||||
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Older age | Older age | |||||||||||||
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OR | CI | p-value | OR | CI | p-value | ||||
Difficulty concentrating | 147 | <60 | 1.52 | 17.7 | 38.1 | 22.4 | 18.4 | 3.4 | .71 | .45-1.10 | .124 | .82 | .50-1.34 | .424 |
116 | ≥60 | 1.33 | 25.0 | 37.9 | 21.6 | 10.3 | 5.2 | |||||||
Pain | 192 | <60 | 2.01 | 6.3 | 32.3 | 29.2 | 19.3 | 13.0 | .63 | .43-.90 | .012 | .65 | .43-.98 | .041 |
183 | ≥60 | 1.69 | 15.8 | 32.2 | 26.2 | 18.0 | 7.7 | |||||||
Lack of energy | 212 | <60 | 2.04 | 8.5 | 26.4 | 30.2 | 22.6 | 12.3 | .54 | .39-.77 | <.001 | .57 | .39-.83 | .004 |
220 | ≥60 | 1.64 | 20.5 | 30.5 | 22.3 | 18.6 | 8.2 | |||||||
Cough | 103 | <60 | 1.39 | 29.1 | 28.2 | 24.3 | 11.7 | 6.8 | .60 | .37-.97 | .037 | .52 | .29-.91 | .022 |
112 | ≥60 | 1.07 | 42.9 | 25.0 | 19.6 | 7.1 | 5.4 | |||||||
Feeling nervous | 102 | <60 | 1.70 | 10.8 | 38.2 | 26.5 | 19.6 | 4.9 | .51 | .30-.87 | .013 | .57 | .30-1.06 | .075 |
85 | ≥60 | 1.33 | 23.5 | 40.0 | 22.4 | 8.2 | 5.9 | |||||||
Dry mouth | 111 | <60 | 1.45 | 22.5 | 37.8 | 20.7 | 9.9 | 9.0 | .50 | .32-.80 | .003 | .47 | .29-.76 | .002 |
133 | ≥60 | 1.05 | 42.1 | 29.3 | 15.8 | 7.5 | 5.3 | |||||||
Nausea | 99 | <60 | 1.84 | 12.1 | 32.3 | 29.3 | 12.1 | 14.1 | .47 | .27-.80 | .006 | .46 | .25-.86 | .015 |
81 | ≥60 | 1.37 | 33.3 | 29.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 9.9 | |||||||
Feeling drowsy | 165 | <60 | 1.39 | 21.2 | 39.4 | 23.0 | 12.1 | 4.2 | .53 | .36-.79 | .002 | .52 | .34-.80 | .003 |
167 | ≥60 | 1.07 | 40.1 | 31.7 | 13.8 | 9.6 | 4.8 | |||||||
Numbness/tingling in hands/feet | 94 | <60 | 1.40 | 21.3 | 39.4 | 20.2 | 16.0 | 3.2 | .72 | .43-1.21 | .212 | .84 | .46-1.56 | .586 |
91 | ≥60 | 1.25 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 16.5 | 11.0 | 6.6 | |||||||
Difficulty sleeping | 166 | <60 | 2.01 | 9.6 | 29.5 | 25.9 | 19.9 | 15.1 | .61 | .41-.92 | .017 | .54 | .35-.86 | .008 |
142 | ≥60 | 1.66 | 19.0 | 27.5 | 29.6 | 16.2 | 7.7 | |||||||
Feeling bloated | 81 | <60 | 1.85 | 16.0 | 24.7 | 27.2 | 22.2 | 9.9 | .43 | .23-.81 | .008 | .38 | .18-.80 | .011 |
56 | ≥60 | 1.30 | 19.6 | 42.9 | 26.8 | 8.9 | 1.8 | |||||||
Problems with urination | 54 | <60 | 1.57 | 24.1 | 25.9 | 25.9 | 16.7 | 7.4 | 1.21 | .67-2.19 | .530 | .91 | .47-1.76 | .783 |
108 | ≥60 | 1.70 | 14.8 | 32.4 | 31.5 | 10.2 | 11.1 | |||||||
Vomiting | 43 | <60 | 1.63 | 23.3 | 32.6 | 16.3 | 14.0 | 14.0 | .78 | .34-1.79 | .553 | .58 | .21-1.62 | .298 |
30 | ≥60 | 1.43 | 33.3 | 20.0 | 26.7 | 10.0 | 10.0 | |||||||
Shortness of breath | 97 | <60 | 1.63 | 14.4 | 41.2 | 21.6 | 12.4 | 10.3 | .79 | .48-1.30 | .347 | .80 | .46-1.39 | .427 |
100 | ≥60 | 1.47 | 28.0 | 26.0 | 24.0 | 15.0 | 7.0 | |||||||
Diarrhea | 54 | <60 | 1.59 | 18.5 | 38.9 | 14.8 | 20.4 | 7.4 | .69 | .36-1.34 | .274 | .61 | .28-1.31 | .204 |
63 | ≥60 | 1.32 | 25.4 | 33.3 | 30.2 | 6.3 | 4.8 | |||||||
Feeling sad | 137 | <60 | 1.87 | 8.0 | 36.5 | 27.0 | 17.5 | 10.9 | .47 | .29-.77 | .003 | .49 | .28-.85 | .011 |
94 | ≥60 | 1.41 | 14.9 | 46.8 | 24.5 | 9.6 | 4.3 | |||||||
Sweats | 117 | <60 | 1.75 | 17.1 | 29.1 | 28.2 | 12.8 | 12.8 | .49 | .30-.80 | .005 | .56 | .32-.98 | .040 |
95 | ≥60 | 1.26 | 24.2 | 40.0 | 24.2 | 8.4 | 3.2 | |||||||
Worrying | 151 | <60 | 1.93 | 7.3 | 34.4 | 28.5 | 17.9 | 11.9 | .45 | .28-.72 | .001 | .57 | .34-.96 | .033 |
101 | ≥60 | 1.46 | 8.9 | 53.5 | 23.8 | 10.9 | 3.0 | |||||||
Problems with sexual interest | 91 | <60 | 2.08 | 22.0 | 19.8 | 15.4 | 14.3 | 28.6 | .96 | .55-1.66 | .875 | .89 | .46-1.73 | .731 |
69 | ≥60 | 2.03 | 18.8 | 20.3 | 24.6 | 11.6 | 24.6 | |||||||
Itching | 88 | <60 | 1.56 | 15.9 | 40.9 | 25.0 | 8.0 | 10.2 | .82 | .46-1.45 | .497 | 1.04 | .55-1.95 | .908 |
69 | ≥60 | 1.42 | 24.6 | 31.9 | 27.5 | 8.7 | 7.2 | |||||||
Lack of appetite | 99 | <60 | 1.38 | 27.3 | 31.3 | 24.2 | 10.1 | 7.1 | .85 | .51-1.41 | .529 | .85 | .48-1.51 | .589 |
96 | ≥60 | 1.28 | 32.3 | 29.2 | 21.9 | 11.5 | 5.2 | |||||||
Dizziness | 69 | <60 | 1.32 | 23.2 | 37.7 | 26.1 | 10.1 | 2.9 | .84 | .45-1.56 | .572 | .62 | .30-1.29 | .202 |
63 | ≥60 | 1.25 | 23.8 | 46.0 | 15.9 | 9.5 | 4.8 | |||||||
Difficulty swallowing | 40 | <60 | 1.65 | 10.0 | 40.0 | 30.0 | 15.0 | 5.0 | .96 | .44-2.09 | .924 | .85 | .35-2.06 | .724 |
43 | ≥60 | 1.63 | 20.9 | 27.9 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 4.7 | |||||||
Feeling irritable | 135 | <60 | 1.49 | 21.5 | 34.8 | 24.4 | 11.9 | 7.4 | .79 | .49-1.27 | .335 | .82 | .48-1.42 | .485 |
96 | ≥60 | 1.31 | 18.8 | 47.9 | 17.7 | 14.6 | 1.0 | |||||||
Mouth sores | 36 | <60 | 1.67 | 22.2 | 30.6 | 19.4 | 13.9 | 13.9 | .46 | .20-1.09 | .079 | .41 | .16-1.03 | .058 |
35 | ≥60 | 1.11 | 31.4 | 42.9 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 2.9 | |||||||
Change in way food tastes | 78 | <60 | 1.69 | 17.9 | 32.1 | 25.6 | 11.5 | 12.8 | .47 | .27-.81 | .007 | .57 | .31-1.05 | .072 |
89 | ≥60 | 1.18 | 32.6 | 36.0 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 2.2 | |||||||
Weight loss | 61 | <60 | 1.05 | 45.9 | 26.2 | 13.1 | 6.6 | 8.2 | .67 | .35-1.29 | .232 | .51 | .24-1.09 | .082 |
68 | ≥60 | 0.78 | 54.4 | 26.5 | 8.8 | 7.4 | 2.9 | |||||||
Hair loss | 61 | <60 | 1.74 | 19.7 | 29.5 | 21.3 | 16.4 | 13.1 | .50 | .26-.97 | .041 | .48 | .23-.99 | .048 |
55 | ≥60 | 1.29 | 43.6 | 20.0 | 9.1 | 18.2 | 9.1 | |||||||
Constipation | 87 | <60 | 2.09 | 13.8 | 23.0 | 25.3 | 16.1 | 21.8 | .68 | .41-1.14 | .145 | .74 | .42-1.29 | .285 |
95 | ≥60 | 1.80 | 23.2 | 25.3 | 15.8 | 20.0 | 15.8 | |||||||
Swelling of arms or legs | 42 | <60 | 1.64 | 28.6 | 23.8 | 19.0 | 11.9 | 16.7 | .96 | .46-2.01 | .913 | 1.11 | .46-2.67 | .819 |
48 | ≥60 | 1.58 | 27.1 | 25.0 | 18.8 | 20.8 | 8.3 | |||||||
I don’t look like myself | 91 | <60 | 1.89 | 11.0 | 36.3 | 19.8 | 18.7 | 14.3 | .32 | .17-.58 | <.001 | .30 | .15-.58 | <.001 |
64 | ≥60 | 1.14 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 17.2 | 10.9 | 3.1 | |||||||
Changes in skin | 99 | <60 | 1.76 | 11.1 | 36.4 | 29.3 | 12.1 | 11.1 | .41 | .23-.76 | .004 | .51 | .27-.98 | .043 |
62 | ≥60 | 1.26 | 38.7 | 24.2 | 17.7 | 11.3 | 8.1 |