Table 1 Diagnosis by gender and age and mean scores (standard deviations) of the FACT-G domains
From: A Rasch and factor analysis of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G)
Patient Characteristics | ||
|---|---|---|
Age, years (mean ± S.D.) | ||
Female (n = 323) | 55.7 ± 12.4 | |
Males (n = 138) | 60.8 ± 13.0 | |
Diagnosis | Count | % |
Breast | 99 | 21.57 |
Colorectal | 72 | 15.69 |
Gastrointestinal | 27 | 5.88 |
Genitourinary | 132 | 28.76 |
Lung | 22 | 4.79 |
Melanoma | 21 | 4.58 |
Renal | 44 | 9.59 |
Sarcoma | 19 | 4.14 |
Other | 23 | 5.01 |
FACT-G Scores | Mean | s.d. |
Physical (PWB) | 26.28 | 6.06 |
Social & Family (SFWB) | 16.08 | 15.15 |
Emotional (EWB) | 22.96 | 4.87 |
Functional (FWB) | 23.71 | 6.43 |
Total | 89.78 | 20.60 |