Enteral Nutrition Combined with Improved-Sijunzi Decoction Shows Positive Effect in Precachexia Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Analysis
Table 2
Characteristic of patients.
Characteristic
ISJZ group (n = 46), n (%)
SEN group (n = 35), n (%)
-value
Male
24 (52.17)
21 (60)
0.221
Female
22 (47.83)
14 (40)
Age (years)
58.7 ± 11.3
63.1 ± 9.8
0.388
PG-SGA score
15.48 ± 5.16
15.23 ± 4.37
0.819
QOL score
25.26 ± 4.07
23.31 ± 6.1
0.089
KPS score
59.13 ± 8.90
60.29 ± 7.47
0.537
ECOG score
2.02 ± 0.61
2.11 ± 0.63
0.509
TCMS score
5.74 ± 1.45
5.86 ± 1.35
0.710
Primary site
Bile duct
1
0
—
Bladder
1
1
—
Breast
4
4
—
Cervix
4
3
—
Esophagus
5
6
—
Kidney
1
1
—
Liver
1
1
—
Lung
18
7
—
Ovaries
2
0
—
Pancreas
3
3
—
Prostate
0
3
—
Rectum
1
2
—
Stomach
0
2
—
Ureter
0
1
—
Others
5
1
—
Number of distant metastasis
2.02 ± 1.14
1.56 ± 0.66
0.026
Type of previous treatment
1.98 ± 0.99
2.15 ± 1.18
0.293
, statistical significance at . PG-SGA, patient-generated subjective global assessment; QOL, quality of life; KPS, Karnofsky performance status; ECOG, Eastern cooperative oncology group; TCMS: traditional Chinese medicine syndrome.
