Table 4.

Predictors of functional health status and global quality of life

Dependent variable	Predictors or independent variables	% Variance	Total vari- ance	Standardized Beta	T value	P level
Global QOL & General health	Social functioning	11.6	29.7	-0.31	3.2	0.002
	Sexual enjoyment	4.5		-0.26	3.1	0.003
	Pain	4.4		-0.33	3.5	0.001
	Financial difficulty	4.1		0.24	2.8	0.007
	Age	5.2		-0.14	1.9	0.07
Physical functioning	Occupational status	2.2	53.3	0.9	1.7	0.09
	Role functioning	45.7		0.51	8.0	0.0001
	Cognitive functioning	5.4		0.29	4.6	0.0001
Role functioning	Physical functioning	47.2	67.7	0.31	5.2	0.0001
	Cognitive function	5.5		0.01	0.14	0.89
	Social function	1.8		0.07	1.2	0.22
	Pain	7.2		-0.30	4.5	0.0001
	Fatigue	1.8		-0.11	1.7	0.09
	Dyspnoea	1.9		-0.19	3.3	0.001
	Appetite loss	1.2		-0.15	2.9	0.004
	Constipation	1.0		0.13	2.3	0.02
Emotional functioning	Cognitive functioning	59.6	67.7	0.48	7.4	0.0001
	Social function	3.3		0.18	3.4	0.001
	Pain	1.8		-0.11	1.8	0.08
	Nausea & vomiting	0.08		-0.0.5	0.8	0.42
	Constipation	0.02		-0.19	3.6	0.0001
Cognitive functioning	Emotional functioning	59.6	69.4	0.47	7.6	0.0001
	Physical function	6.7		0.21	3.9	0.0001
	Social function	1.2		0.12	2.2	0.03
	Nausea & vomiting	1.2		-0.11	2.1	0.04
	Pain	0.7		-0.13	2.1	0.04
Social functioning	Marital status	2.2	47.3	-0.11	2.0	0.05
	Emotional functioning	35.1		3.5	5.1	0.0001
	Role function	4.4		0.11	1.5	0.14
	Fatigue	2.3		-0.19	2.8	0.006
	Finance difficulty	3.4		-0.21	3.4	0.001