Table 3.
Correlation between physical functioning, mental health, vitality, social function, and selected variables
| N = 44 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical function subscale (9 months+) | Physical functioning total composite (9 months+) | Mental health score (9 months+) | Mental health total composite (9 months+) | Vitality (9 months+) | Social function (9 months+) | |
| Baseline variables | ||||||
| Married | −0.032 | −0.053 | −0.141 | −0.103 | −0.025 | −0.072 |
| Age | ||||||
| Actual value | −0.259* | 0.077 | 0.101 | 0.106 | 0.221 | 0.243 |
| Age 45 and below | 0.276* | −0.101 | −0.208 | −0.147 | −0.284* | −0.280 |
| Children | ||||||
| Number of children | −0.360** | −0.159 | 0.060 | −0.111 | 0.016 | −0.145 |
| Has any child | −0.341** | 0.096 | 0.155 | 0.073 | 0.098 | 0.151 |
| Reached menopause | −0.291* | −0.005 | 0.090 | 0.047 | 0.162 | 0.240 |
| Tumor size | −0.095 | −0.235 | −0.095 | −0.170 | −0.219 | −0.118 |
| Number of positive nodes | −0.199 | −0.146 | −0.038 | −0.002 | −0.071 | 0.019 |
| ER positive | −0.032 | −0.012 | −0.169 | −0.134 | −0.163 | −0.232 |
| Her2Neu positive | 0.109 | 0.113 | −0.044 | 0.061 | 0.047 | −0.057 |
| Biological variables (9 months and after, and change) | ||||||
| BMI | ||||||
| Actual value, 9 months and after | −0.369** | −0.240 | 0.101 | −0.183 | −0.131 | −0.108 |
| BMI > =25, 9 months and after | −0.296* | −0.180 | 0.112 | −0.169 | −0.117 | −0.138 |
| Limb volume increased 100 cc or more, baseline ~9+ month | −0.111 | −0.032 | 0.220 | −0.045 | 0.129 | 0.104 |
| Hemoglobin | ||||||
| Actual value, 9 months and after | 0.170 | 0.196 | −0.044 | 0.115 | 0.131 | 0.035 |
| Change in hemoglobin, baseline ~9+ months | 0.092 | 0.301** | 0.304** | 0.267* | 0.310** | 0.163 |
| Glucose | ||||||
| Actual value, 9 months and after | −0.273* | −0.029 | 0.067 | −0.037 | −0.003 | 0.183 |
| Equal or greater than 110, 9 months and after | −0.221 | 0.032 | 0.215 | 0.108 | 0.140 | 0.225 |
| Change in glucose, baseline ~9+ months | −0.215 | −0.124 | −0.086 | −0.130 | −0.035 | −0.053 |
| White blood cell | ||||||
| Actual value, 9 months and after | −0.153 | −0.189 | −0.177 | −0.245 | −0.269* | −0.259 |
| Change in white blood cell, baseline ~9+ months | −0.100 | −0.085 | 0.057 | −0.003 | −0.097 | −0.014 |
| Functioning variables (12 months and after) | ||||||
| Vigorous activity | ||||||
| Time vigorous activity weekday | 0.146 | 0.240 | −0.035 | 0.210 | 0.277* | −0.085 |
| Time vigorous activity weekend | −0.022 | 0.182 | 0.126 | 0.226 | 0.274* | 0.152 |
| Average time on vigorous activity (per day) | 0.092 | 0.250 | 0.048 | 0.260* | 0.303** | 0.141 |
| Sleeping | ||||||
| Time sleeping weekday | −0.301** | −0.406*** | −0.277* | −0.317** | −0.444*** | −0.220 |
| Time sleeping weekend | −0.183 | −0.318** | −0.245 | −0.238 | −0.316** | −0.246 |
| Average time sleeping (per day) | −0.270* | −0.397*** | −0.256* | −0.294* | −0.395*** | −0.238 |
*p ≥ 0.10; **p < 0.05; ***p < 0.01; ****p < 0.001