Prevalence of Cachexia in Cancer Patients

Table 2

The absolute values for men and women are presented by the stage of cancer.

	Men	Women	Total
Stage I	2 (5%)	1 (2.5%)	3 (7.5%)
Stage II	4 (10%)	8 (20%)	12 (30%)
Stage III	5 (12.5%)	13 (32.5%)	18 (45%)
Stage IV	3 (7.5%)	3 (7.5%)	6 (15%)
Unclassified	0 (0%)	1 (2.5%)	1 (2.5%)
Total	14 (35%)	26 (65%)	40 (100%)

The relative percentage with respect to total number of patients is given in parentheses.