TABLE 2. The association between EORTC-QLQ-C30 functional subscales and types of chemotherapy.
|
EORTC-QLQ-C30 |
CT yes median(Min-max) |
CT no median(Min-max) |
Adjuvant CT yes median(Min-max) |
Adjuvant CT no median(Min-max) |
Neoadjuvant CT yes median(Min-max) |
Neoadjuvant CT nomedian(Min-max) |
Palliative CT yes median(Min-max) |
Palliative CT no median(Min-max) |
|
Global health status |
50.00(0-91.67) |
75.00(50.00-83.33) |
50.00(0-91.67) |
62.50(33.33-83.33) |
50.00(0-91.67) |
75.00(33.33-91.97) |
25.00(0-91.67) |
66.67(25.00-91.67) |
|
p |
0.163 |
0.314 |
<0.001*** |
<0.001*** |
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|
Physical functioning |
53.33(6.67-86.67) |
73.33(46.67-80.00) |
53.33(6.67-86.67) |
63.33(46.67-86.67) |
46.67(6.67-86.67) |
70.00(40.00-86.67) |
26.67(6.67-86.67) |
60.00(26.67-86.67) |
|
p |
0.090 |
0.091 |
<0.001*** |
<0.001*** |
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|
Role functioning |
50.00(0-100) |
75.00(66.67-83.33) |
50.00(0-100.00) |
66.67(33.33-100.00) |
50.00(0-100.00) |
75.00(33.33-100.00) |
33.33(0-100.00) |
50.00(16.67-100.00) |
|
p |
0.032* |
0.131 |
<0.001*** |
<0.001*** |
||||
|
Emotional functioning |
66.67(16.67-100) |
79.17(58.33-91.67) |
66.67(16.67-100.00) |
66.67(41.67-91.67) |
58.33(16.67-91.67) |
83.33(41.67-100.00) |
33.33(16.67-91.67) |
66.67(41.67-100.00 |
|
p |
0.132 |
0.351 |
<0.001*** |
<0.001*** |
||||
|
Cognitive functioning |
83.33(16.67-100.00) |
83.33(66.67-100.00) |
83.33(16.67-100.00) |
75.00(33.33-100.00) |
66.67(16.67-100.00) |
83.33(33.33-100.00) |
66.67(16.67-100.00) |
83.33(16.67-100.00) |
|
p |
0.491 |
0.798 |
0.001*** |
<0.001*** |
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|
Social functioning |
66.67(16.67-100.00) |
75.00(50.00-100.00) |
66.67(16.67-100.00) |
66.67(50.00-100.00) |
66.67(16.67-100.00) |
83.33(50.00-100.00) |
66.67(16.67-100.00) |
83.33(50.00-100.00) |
|
p |
0.885 |
0.896 |
0.007** |
<0.001*** |
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*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001; bold values indicate statistically significant differences.
EORTC-QLQ-C30: European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30; CT: Chemotherapy; Min: Minimum; max: Maximum.