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Table 3 Chi-square analyses demonstrating elevated Distress Thermometer scores in patients with poor nutritional status

From: Prevalence and relationship of malnutrition and distress in patients with Cancer using questionnaires

Nutritional status

Distress

N

 PG-SGA score

No

Yes

 

  < 4

185

99

284

  ≥ 4

97

85

182

 Overall

282

184

466

 

6.512, p = 0.011 < 0.05

NRS2002 score

  < 3

221

125

346

  ≥ 3

61

59

120

 Overall

282

184

466

 

6.340, p = 0.012 < 0.05

Serial test: PG-SGA and NRS2002

 No

239

142

381

 Yes

43

42

85

 Overall

282

184

466

 

4.287, p = 0.38>0.05

Parallel test: PG-SGA or NRS2002

 No

167

82

249

 Yes

115

102

217

 Overall

282

184

466

 

9.610, p = 0.002 < 0.05

  1. PG-SGA: Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment
  2. NRS2002: Nutritional Risk Screening 2002
  3. Serial test was defined by the scores of PG-SGA ≥ 4 and NRS 2002 ≥ 3 simultaneously
  4. Parallel test was defined by either the score of PG-SGA ≥ 4 or NRS 2002 ≥ 3
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BMC Cancer

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