Table 5.

Correlations* in ratings of change between the LAVAL Questionnaire and related instruments

	LAVAL Questionnaire domains
	Symptoms	Activity/Mobility	Personal hygiene/Clothing	Emotions	Social interactions	Sexual life
BMI (kg/m2)	-0.07†	-0.18†	-0.08†	-0.15†	-0.22†	-0.02†
SF-36
• Physical functioning		0.70‡	0.55‡
• Role - physical		0.61‡	0.54‡†
• Bodily pain	0.57‡
• General health perception	0.62‡
• Energy/vitality	0.50‡			0.61‡
• Social functioning					0.64‡
• Role - emotions				0.43‡
• Mental health				0.61‡
IWQOL-Lite
• Physical function	0.73‡	0.87‡	0.74‡
• Self-esteem				0.72‡	0.60‡
• Sexual life						0.53‡
• Public distress					0.74‡
SES				0.05†
BDI				-0.71‡

* Pearson's coefficients of correlation; the coefficients in bold characters are those that met our a priori predictions regarding their direction and magnitude (see text).

† Non significant correlation

‡ p < 0.01

Note: The negative coefficients of correlation obtained with the BMI and the BDI are from the higher scores on these measures indicating worse quality of life.