Now consider the use of Table 1 within the nursing research article. When reading research articles, many people will skip over the tables and figures. Why do you think the authors included it? Was it helpful? Why or why not?

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Now consider the use of Table 1 within the nursing research article. When reading research articles, many people will skip over the tables and figures. Why do you think the authors included it? Was it helpful? Why or why not? Note: I can't post the article but here's a paragraph where Table 1 is mentioned. RESULTS Patient selection and baseline characteristics Between 2010 and 2015, 132 women were diagnosed with ovarian cancer at the Diakonessenhuis. Four patients were excluded from further analysis because they were treated elsewhere. Therefore, 128 patients were included in this study. Baseline characteristics for patients aged
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Table 1 Patient characteristics per age group
All patients
<75 years
275 years
(n=128)
(n=84)
(n=44)
P values*t
Median age in years (range)
67 (range 31-94)
Stage of disease
FIGO I-Illa
23 (18%)
19 (23%)
4 (9%)
0.06
FIGO Ilb-IV
105 (82%)
65 (77%)
40 (95%)
Tumor morphology
Serous
72 (56%)
51 (61%)
21 (48%)
Other
56 (44%)
33 (39%)
23 (52%)
0.16
ECOG score
0-1
37 (29%)
29 (35%)
8 (18%)
2-4
3 (2%)
O (0%)
3 (7%)
0.003
Unknown
88 (69%)
55 (65%)
33 (75%)
CCI score
94 (73%)
67 (80%)
27 (61%)
21
34 (27%)
17 (20%)
17 (39%)
0.03
Polypharmacy
No
106 (83%)
75 (89%)
31 (70%)
Yes
22 (17%)
9 (11%)
13 (30%)
0.007
ADL/IADL dependency
Transcribed Image Text:Original Article Table 1 Patient characteristics per age group All patients <75 years 275 years (n=128) (n=84) (n=44) P values*t Median age in years (range) 67 (range 31-94) Stage of disease FIGO I-Illa 23 (18%) 19 (23%) 4 (9%) 0.06 FIGO Ilb-IV 105 (82%) 65 (77%) 40 (95%) Tumor morphology Serous 72 (56%) 51 (61%) 21 (48%) Other 56 (44%) 33 (39%) 23 (52%) 0.16 ECOG score 0-1 37 (29%) 29 (35%) 8 (18%) 2-4 3 (2%) O (0%) 3 (7%) 0.003 Unknown 88 (69%) 55 (65%) 33 (75%) CCI score 94 (73%) 67 (80%) 27 (61%) 21 34 (27%) 17 (20%) 17 (39%) 0.03 Polypharmacy No 106 (83%) 75 (89%) 31 (70%) Yes 22 (17%) 9 (11%) 13 (30%) 0.007 ADL/IADL dependency
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