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Table 2 The demographic and clinical characteristics of patients

From: Effect of handholding on heart rate variability in both patients with cancer and their family caregivers: a randomized crossover study

Patients

n=37

 

mean

SD

Age,years

66.9

10.7

Sex

n

%

 Male

8

22

 Female

29

78

ECOG PS

n

%

 2

9

24

 3

17

46

 4

11

30

Primary cancer site

n

%

 Brest

4

11

 Gastrointestinal

13

35

 Lung

2

5

 Liver , Pancteas,biliary,system

6

16

 Gynecomogical

6

16

 Urological

1

3

 Head and neck

5

14

Condition of the patients with advanced cancer

n

%

 Under chemotherapy

21

57

 Best supportive care

16

43

  1. ECOG PS Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance status