Table 1

Symptom frequency and distress

Symptom	N	How much did it distress you?
		Not at all/a little		Somewhat		Quite a bit/very much
		n	%	n	%	n	%
Lack of energy	1337	269	20	293	22	775	58
Pain	1258	321	26	245	19	692	55
Feeling drowsy	1155	466	40	263	23	426	37
Dry mouth	1062	428	40	214	20	420	40
Worrying	1012	113*	11	427†	42	472‡	47
Feeling sad	980	152*	16	453†	46	375‡	38
Difficulty concentrating	928	449	48	213	23	266	29
Lack of appetite	918	356	39	187	20	375	41
Constipation	898	284	32	186	21	428	47
Change in way food tastes	845	308	36	175	21	362	43

*Symptom occurred rarely.
†Symptom occurred occasionally.
‡Symptom occurred frequently/almost constantly.