Parameter | No. of Patients | Patients with Hiccups | ||
No. of Patients | % | P | ||
Total | 120 | 23 | 19.2 |
|
Gender |
|
|
| 0.006 |
Male | 97 | 23 | 23.7 |
|
Female | 23 | 0 | 0.0 |
|
Age | 71.6 ± 8.2 | 68.5 ± 6.5 |
| 0.045 |
Staging |
|
|
| 0.520 |
1 | 4 | 1 | 25.0 |
|
2 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 |
|
3 | 30 | 7 | 23.3 |
|
4 | 78 | 15 | 19.2 |
|
Performance Status |
|
|
| 0.093 |
1 | 106 | 18 | 17.0 |
|
2 | 8 | 2 | 25.0 |
|
3 | 5 | 2 | 40.0 |
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
|
Lung surgery | 65 | 9 | 39.1 | 0.108 |
Brain metastasis | 17 | 3 | 13.0 | 0.864 |
Diaphragm metastasis | 28 | 6 | 26.1 | 0.728 |
Medication history |
|
|
|
|
Platinum antitumor agent | 77 | 20 | 26.3 | 0.014 |
Antiemetic agent |
|
|
|
|
DEX | 101 | 23 | 22.8 | 0.022 |
5HT3RA | 107 | 23 | 21.5 | 0.154 |
NK1RA | 87 | 21 | 24.1 | 0.048 |