Table 3. Association of health-related quality of life, sociodemographic and clinical variables (univariate analysis).
| Variables | Physical well-being (PWB) | Social well-being (SWB) | Emotional well-being (EWB) |
Functional well-being (FWB) |
Additional Concerns | Total FACT-Cx | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | p-value | Mean (SD) | p-value | Mean (SD) | p-value | Mean (SD) | p-value | Mean (SD) | p-value | Mean (SD) | p-value | |
| Age (years old) | ||||||||||||
| < 50 | 18.96 (5.16) | 0.633 | 16.93 (6.65) | 0.500 | 16.20 (4.40) | 0.432 | 16.34 (5.96) | 0.600 | 40.61 (7.81) | 0.600 | 109.84 (22.78) | 0.248 |
| ≥50 | 19.47 (5.97) | 19.13 (4.90) | 16.88 (4.66) | 18.53 (6.17) | 42.55 (8.97) | 113.96 (23.06) | ||||||
| Stage (FIGO) | ||||||||||||
| < IIB | 18.74 (5.39) | 0.387 | 17.60 (5.82) | 0.341 | 15.86 (4.65) | 0.123 | 16.90 (6.43) | 0.263 | 40.67 (7.96) | 0.256 | 109.84 (22.78) | 0.133 |
| ≥ IIB | 19.66 (5.83) | 18.67 (5.75) | 17.19 (4.42) | 18.20 (5.91) | 42.57 (8.90) | 113.96 (23.06) | ||||||
| Treatment | ||||||||||||
| CT + RT | 18.48 (5.35) | 0.500 | 17.21 (6.13) | 0.020 | 16.36 (4.78) | 0.456 | 17.16 (6.49) | 0.282 | 40.52 (8.22) | 0.058 | 108.21 (20.99) | 0.024 |
| Hysterectomy | 20.62 (5.93) | 19.85 (4.77) | 17.02 (4.16) | 18.45 (5.50) | 43.81 (8.68) | 118.86 (24.73) | ||||||
| Children | ||||||||||||
| No | 21.44 (6.00) | 0.228 | 23.37 (4.41) | 0.008 | 18.22 (4.55) | 0.237 | 21.00 (6.59) | 0.880 | 44.13 (10.41) | 0.402 | 128.43 (23.06) | 0.051 |
| Yes | 19.08 (5.60) | 17.79 (5.69) | 16.46 (4.54) | 17.35 (6.06) | 41.49 (8.34) | 110.92 (22.55) | ||||||
| Time since treatment (years) | ||||||||||||
| ≤ 2 | 18.80 (4.89) | 0.325 | 16.97 (5.88) | 0.008 | 16.00 (4.50) | 0.115 | 15.75 (5.66) | <0.001 | 41.25 (7.61) | 0.538 | 108.51 (20. 81) | 0.056 |
| > 2 | 19.84 (6.54) | 19.89 (5.25) | 17.35 (4.55) | 20.00 (5.97) | 42.30 (9.62) | 117.39 (24.97) | ||||||
| Time since diagnosis (years) | ||||||||||||
| ≤ 2 | 18.83 (4.12) | 0.451 | 16.29 (5.88) | 0.001 | 15.54 (4.54) | 0.021 | 15.45 (5.13) | <0.001 | 41.72 (7.02) | 0.975 | 108.27 (19.91) | 0.097 |
| > 2 | 19.63 (6.68) | 19.88 (5.18) | 17.50 (4.40) | 19.50 (6.38) | 41.67 (9.72) | 115.88 (25.09) | ||||||
| Education (elementary school) | ||||||||||||
| Incomplete | 19.11 (5.89) | 0.814 | 17.14 (5.80) | 0.122 | 16.20 (4.68) | 0.432 | 17.91 (5.67) | 0.694 | 42.63 (7.99) | 0.364 | 110.38 (22.14) | 0.541 |
| Complete | 19.36 (5.50) | 18.89 (4.48) | 16.88 (4.48) | 17.45 (6.49) | 41.08 (8.81) | 113.28 (23.50) | ||||||
| Variables | Physical well-being (PWB) | Social well-being (SWB) |
Emotional well-being
(EWB) |
Functional well-being
(FWB) |
Additional Concerns | Total FACT-Cx | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | p-value | Mean (SD) | p-value | Mean (SD) | p-value | Mean (SD) | p-value | Mean (SD) | p-value | Mean (SD) | p-value | |
| With partner | ||||||||||||
| Yes | 19.57 (5.88) | 0.577 | 17.24 (5.90) | 0.085 | 16.70 (4.33) | 0.840 | 17.43 (6.13) | 0.734 | 42.55 (6.92) | 0.315 | 112.76 (21.06) | 0.792 |
| No | 18.98 (5.45) | 19.15 (5.55) | 16.52 (4.78) | 17.82 (6.22) | 40.87 (9.76) | 111.54 (24.82) | ||||||
| Race | ||||||||||||
| White | 18.67 (6.17) | 0.391 | 18.15 (5.53) | 0.944 | 15.79 (4.84) | 0.138 | 17.28 (5.67) | 0.634 | 40.87 (8.78) | 0.448 | 110.03 (24.16) | 0.48 |
| Other | 19.61 (5.31) | 18.23 (5.96) | 17.10 (4.33) | 17.85 (6.45) | 42.18 (8.34) | 113.40 (22.25) | ||||||
| Occupation | ||||||||||||
| No | 18.41 (5.48) | 0.028 | 17.27 (5.08) | 0.024 | 15.99 (4.12) | 0.048 | 16.70 (5.96) | 0.028 | 40.43 (7.46) | 0.041 | 106.83 (19.49) | 0.001 |
| Yes | 20.80 (5.66) | 19.87 (6.61) | 17.75 (5.12) | 19.32 (6.22) | 43.97 (9.80) | 122.03 (25.67) | ||||||
| BMI | ||||||||||||
| Adequate | 18.21 (5.04) | 0.123 | 17.08 (5.18) | 0.122 | 16.40 (4.04) | 0.721 | 15.88 (5.39) | 0.018 | 41.16 (8.40) | 0.629 | 107.37 (19.89) | 0.127 |
| Overweight and obese | 19.89 (5.91) | 18.86 (6.04) | 16.72 (4.85) | 18.68 (6.37) | 42.00 (8.59) | 114.72 (24.14) | ||||||
Abbreviations: BMI, Body mass index; CT, chemotherapy; FACT-Cx, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy – Cervix Cancer; FIGO, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics; RT, radiotherapy; SD, standard deviation.
The variables in bold were selected for preparation of the multiple linear regression model (p < 0.20).
In all of the functional scales, the higher the score, the better the quality of life.