Table 4 Inclusion mean scores of symptoms according to sex, age, localization, stage and Performance status, among colorectal cancer patients, Morocco, 2009–2011

All

38.2103

11.3868

30.1527

15.2672

32.3116

32.3116

20.4835

18.3206

61.7188

 Colon

35.7504

8.9827*

25.3247*

13.4199

21.8615*

28.5714*

14.9351*

14.5022

62.6398

 Rectum

41.7181

14.8148

37.0370

17.9012

35.1852

37.6947

28.3951

23.7654

60.4361

p =0.028

p =0.001

p =0.001

p = 0.024

p < 0.001

p = 0.006

 I

37.0370

15.7407*

23.1481

11.1111

25.9259

29.6296

18.5185

18.5185

61.1111*

 II

35.8660

4.4118

26.7157

12.2549

22.5490

28.9216

13.7255

18.1373

52.0202

 III

39.2361

13.6364

32.1970

16.8561

29.3561

33.9048

23.2955

18.3712

65.5039

p = 0.006

p = 0.033

 Male

36.2082

11.6550

27.3893

14.6853

26.3403

28.4038*

18.1818

19.8135

61.2293

 Female

40.6162

11.0644

33.4734

15.9664

36.9748

36.9748

23.2493

16.5266

62.3188

p = 0.032

  < 50

36.4052

13.1373

30.3922

16.4706

30.5882

35.3175

23.1373

18.0392

65.4618

 50–60

36.5297

8.9041

27.3973

11.8721

27.3973

27.3973

17.3516

20.5479

60.0939

 60–69

38.4181

11.2994

31.6384

13.5593

23.1638

34.4633

16.3842

16.9492

57.4713

  ≥ 70

44.0741

12.2222

32.2222

20.7407

26.6667

31.8519

25.9259

17.0370

62.8788

  < 1

26,8970*

6,5041*

20,5285*

11,3821*

17.0732

24.7967*

11.7886*

15.4472

65.0407

  ≥ 1

43,3642

13,6111

34,5370

17,0370

32.0370

35.7542

24.4444

19.6296

60.1533

p < 0.001

p = 0.012

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p = 0.01

p = 0.001