Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the participants included in the study
Participant Characteristics | Overall (n = 1022) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 66 [60–88] |
Sex (n, %) | Â |
 Female | 295 (28.9) |
 Male | 727 (71.1) |
Education (n, %) | Â |
 No college | 904 (88.5) |
 College and above | 118 (11.5) |
Weight loss within 6 months (n, %) | Â |
 ≤ 5% | 706 (69.1) |
 5 − 10% | 182 (17.8) |
 10 − 20% | 68 (6.7) |
 > 20% | 25 (2.4) |
 Unclear | 41 (4.0) |
Performance status, ECOG (n, %) | Â |
 0 | 567 (55.5) |
 1 | 294 (28.8) |
 2 | 111 (10.9) |
 ≥ 3 | 50 (4.9) |
Cancer response evaluation (n, %) | Â |
 Completely response | 24 (2.3) |
 Progressive disease | 308 (30.1) |
 Partial response | 172 (16.8) |
 Stable disease | 399 (39.0) |
 Unclear | 119 (11.6) |
 Cancer types |  |
 Lung | 274 (26.8) |
 Colon-rectum | 157 (15.4) |
 Stomach | 174 (17.0) |
 Liver | 130 (12.7) |
 Breast | 67 (6.6) |
 Esophageal | 220 (21.5) |