Enteral Nutrition Combined with Improved-Sijunzi Decoction Shows Positive Effect in Precachexia Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Analysis
Table 3
Comparison of patients' quality of life and nutritional status.
Survey score
Time
ISJZ group
SEN group
-value
PG-SGA score
Baseline
15.48 ± 5.16
15.23 ± 4.37
0.819
Ending
7.33 ± 2.16
13.09 ± 3.88
0.019
Difference
−8.50 (−11.25, −4.75)
−2.50 (−2.75, 0.00)
0.0001
Dietary intake (kcal)
Baseline
980 ± 113
1014 ± 123
0.198
Ending
1284 ± 122
1017 ± 92
0.0001
Difference
293.00 (208.50, 453.50)
31.00 (−90.00, 125.00)
0.0001
QOL score
Baseline
25.26 ± 4.07
23.31 ± 6.1
0.089
Ending
37.04 ± 3.15
28.40 ± 4.68
0.0001
Difference
11.00(9.75, 14.00)
6.00 (3.00, 7.00)
0.0001
KPS score
Baseline
59.13 ± 8.90
60.29 ± 7.47
0.537
Ending
62.17 ± 5.93
61.43 ± 6.48
0.592
-value
0.0001
0.074
Difference
0.00 (0.00, 10.00)
0.00 (0.00, 0.00)
0.093
ECOG score
Baseline
2.02 ± 0.61
2.11 ± 0.63
0.509
Ending
1.87 ± 0.45
2.00 ± 0.59
0.265
-value
0.003
0.659
Difference
0.00 (0.00, 0.00)
0.00 (0.00, 0.00)
0.686
TCMS score
Baseline
5.74 ± 1.45
5.86 ± 1.35
0.710
Ending
4.22 ± 1.07
5.26 ± 1.04
0.0001
Difference
−1.00 (−2.00, −1.00)
−1.00 (−1.00, −1.00)
0.01
Statistical significance at ; statistical significance at . Baseline and ending: mean ± SD; difference: median (p25, p50). -value between baseline and ending in the same group. PG-SGA, patient enerated subjective global assessment; QOL, quality of life; KPS, Karnofsky performance status; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; TCMS: traditional Chinese medicine syndrome.
