Scales and items

Cachexia

No-cachexia

p

Global health status/QoL

42.27 ± 35.12

64.07 ± 23.51

<0.001

Physical functioning

70.41 ± 20.10

87.09 ± 13.21

<0.001

Role functioning

75.00 ± 25.11

87.50 ± 18.76

<0.001

Emotional functioning

72.03 ± 19.51

84.38 ± 15.77

<0.001

Cognitive functioning

82.15 ± 25.71

89.59 ± 15.96

0.010

Social functioning

73.81 ± 31.16

93.75 ± 14.75

<0.001

Fatigue

40.48 ± 30.07

17.37 ± 16.22

<0.001

Nausea and vomiting

2.33 ± 18.20

3.13 ± 12.50

0.010

Pain

36.91 ± 20.86

23.96 ± 24.32

<0.001

Dyspnoea

11.91 ± 28.06

12.50 ± 16.67

0.797

Sleeping Disturbances

47.62 ± 38.60

31.25 ± 30.96

<0.001

Appetite loss

35.72 ± 42.29

18.75 ± 29.74

<0.001

Constipation

9.52 ± 24.21

6.25 ± 13.44

0.199

Diarrhoea

7.14 ± 26.73

0.00 ± 0.00

0.010

Financial difficulties

45.24 ± 46.42

20.84 ± 26.88

<0.001

Summary Score

74.45 ± 13.60

85.38 ± 11.09

<0.001