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Observational Study
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World J Methodol. Sep 20, 2026; 16(3): 120002
Published online Sep 20, 2026. doi: 10.5662/wjm.120002
Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics (n = 100), n (%)
Characteristic
Value
Age, years, mean ± SD (range)50.9 ± 12.6 (20-79)
Body mass index, kg/m2, mean ± SD (range)22.1 ± 4.5 (15-33)
Weight, kg, mean ± SD (range)53.6 ± 11.2 (27-84)
Height, cm, mean ± SD (range)156.6 ± 10.1 (138-185)
Sex
Female63 (63.0)
Male37 (37.0)
State of residence
Uttar Pradesh68 (68.0)
Uttarakhand32 (32.0)
Education level
Illiterate20 (20.0)
Primary school51 (51.0)
Secondary school12 (12.0)
High school7 (7.0)
Graduate4 (4.0)
Postgraduate6 (6.0)
Occupation
Housewife61 (61.0)
Farmer18 (18.0)
Other15 (15.0)
Professional4 (4.0)
Unemployed2 (2.0)
Body mass index category
Underweight19 (19.0)
Normal57 (57.0)
Overweight/obese24 (24.0)
Cancer stage (American Joint Committee on Cancer)
I4 (4.0)
II4 (4.0)
III42 (42.0)
IV50 (50.0)
Eastern cooperative oncology group performance status
193 (93.0)
27 (7.0)
Treatment-naïve27 (27.0)
On treatment ≥ 3 months73 (73.0)
Prior systemic therapy73 (73.0)
Prior radiotherapy19 (19.0)
Prior surgery51 (51.0)
Table 2 Internal consistency reliability of the Hindi strength, assistance in walking, rising from a chair, climbing stairs, and falls questionnaire
Questionnaire item
Cronbach’s alpha
Strength0.595
Assistance in walking0.642
Rising from chair0.661
Stair climbing0.541
Falls in last year0.728
Overall scale0.70


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