Table 3.
Global health and functional scales in QLQ-C30 by independent variables (N = 239)a
| Characteristic | Global health /QoL Mean(SD) |
Functional scales in QLQ-C30b |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical functioning Mean(SD) | Role functioning Mean (SD) | Emotional functioning Mean (SD) | Cognitive functioning Mean (SD) | Social functioning Mean (SD) | ||
| Age |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ≤50 year |
67.7(20.04) |
77.37(20.47) |
69.97(37.06) |
60.30(33.32) |
70.31(30.42) |
76.03(32.89) |
| >50 years |
58.90(22.07) |
71.63(22.91) |
67.32(34.55) |
67.57(33.37) |
77.55(28.71) |
79.53(26.33) |
| P-value |
0.147 |
0.271 |
0.176 |
0.710 |
0.412 |
0.005 |
| Time since diagnosis |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Early diagnosed |
61.66(27.20) |
74.09(24.02) |
58.82(40.04) |
55.00(38.57) |
70.95(32.92) |
70.47(39.41) |
| Transitional period |
62.76(20.99) |
73.69(21.30) |
66.66(36.06) |
64.37(33.02) |
74.93(29.76) |
76.37(28.90) |
| Long term survivors |
67.00(18.65) |
77.36(21.30) |
76.97(32.54) |
65.76(31.44) |
71.92(28.83) |
82.67(27.14) |
| P-value |
0.478 |
0.400 |
0.034 |
0.461 |
0.574 |
0.179 |
| Marital status |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Single |
68.11(18.05) |
73.91(23.69) |
61.59(40.95) |
59.78(39.22) |
69.56(31.24) |
66.66(41.43) |
| Married |
65.56(19.97) |
77.83(17.98) |
70.96(34.17) |
63.95(32.00) |
74.84(28.92) |
81.04(25.86) |
| Divorced |
58.33(27.34) |
62.85(29.31) |
50.00(44.61) |
55.95(38.31) |
57.14(34.41) |
70.23(37.65) |
| Widowed |
56.04(24.45) |
67.50(28.08) |
69.58(36.57) |
66.04(35.37) |
75.41(30.65) |
71.79(35.28) |
| P-value |
0.041 |
0.123 |
0.216 |
0.780 |
0.205 |
0.371 |
| Educational level |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Illiterate |
61.25(24.29) |
73.11(21.85) |
67.77(33.59) |
75.00(30.66) |
78.24(28.74) |
77.40(24.32) |
| Primary |
54.16(25.21) |
60.66(27.14) |
57.77(42.82) |
54.72(32.65) |
75.55(30.86) |
77.22(30.47) |
| Intermediate |
68.56(23.13) |
78.55(23.09) |
64.39(42.81) |
65.94(36.31) |
71.73(33.87) |
71.01(38.34) |
| High school |
66.87(17.12) |
79.17(18.63) |
73.04(33.18) |
59.77(34.25) |
71.19(29.46) |
79.21(33.17) |
| College graduate |
65.27(65.27) |
76.34(76.34) |
70.73(70.73) |
58.33(58.33) |
69.44(69.44) |
77.38(77.38) |
| P -value |
0.059 |
0.009 |
0.548 |
0.009 |
0.284 |
0.535 |
| Employment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
67.83(15.88) |
76.53(21.81) |
73.00(36.24) |
60.20(32.46) |
72.00(29.82) |
78.00(31.66) |
| No |
62.47(23.53) |
73.51(21.89) |
65.52(36.75) |
64.00(33.58) |
73.44(30.26) |
74.48(30.68) |
| Retired |
62.91(18.58) |
76.83(21.08) |
74.12(32.58) |
64.37(35.45) |
74.16(29.46) |
87.08(26.00) |
| P-value |
0.428 |
0.516 |
0.196 |
0.559 |
0.924 |
0.024 |
| Monthly income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| <500 |
60.55(23.06) |
71.46(23.62) |
63.61(36.96) |
62.05(34.81) |
72.39(30.22) |
71.75(32.61) |
| 500–999 |
67.10(17.35) |
78.59(18.88) |
69.34(37.16) |
65.02(32.54) |
75.73(29.22) |
79.82(30.00) |
| >1000 |
68.47(19.79) |
79.13(17.92) |
82.60(27.65) |
64.13(32.00) |
72.82(30.70) |
90.94(17.46) |
| P-value |
0.036 |
0.087 |
0.005 |
0.974 |
0.818 |
0.001 |
| Menopausal status |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Premenopause |
67.20(20.32) |
76.84(20.34) |
67.43(37.60) |
59.49(34.30) |
69.54(31.75) |
74.24(33.45) |
| Perimenopause |
67.82(16.07) |
77.77(20.15) |
71.75(35.37) |
62.96(33.65) |
69.90(30.03) |
83.79(28.86) |
| Postmenopause |
57.77(23.19) |
70.88(23.51) |
68.51(34.74) |
67.97(32.41) |
79.21(26.74) |
78.65(26.58) |
| P-value |
0.016 |
0.142 |
0.831 |
0.123 |
0.057 |
0.268 |
| Pathological staging |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Stage 0 and I |
66.87(17.65) |
74.33(22.26) |
66.66(36.98) |
59.58(31.72) |
69.58(32.66) |
82.08(28.59) |
| Stage II |
65.55(23.14) |
74.55(23.43) |
69.49(35.17) |
64.58(32.92) |
77.50(28.59) |
72.31(30.88) |
| Stage III and IV |
58. 08 (26.47) |
68.23(23.60) |
50.98(41.83) |
53.67 (37.67) |
67.15 (28.86) |
65.68(34.55) |
| P-value |
0.295 |
0.411 |
0.072 |
0.313 |
0.151 |
0.054 |
| Metastases |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
52.45(19.93) |
55.29(24.69) |
26.47(38.66) |
42.64(37.71) |
55.88(36.29) |
57.29(37.00) |
| No |
64.56(21.25) |
76.22(20.76) |
71.81(33.79) |
64.89(32.77) |
74.61(29.03) |
78.84(29.41) |
| P value |
0.016 |
0.001 |
0.000 |
0.016 |
0.024 |
0.009 |
| Mastectomy |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
60.47(22.93) |
71.86(22.81)777.57(20.22) |
64.22(37.31) |
61.49(34.97) |
74.64(28.91) |
73.50(30.57) |
| No |
66.87(19.22) |
|
72.74(34.43) |
65.02(32.18) |
71.89(30.94) |
81.21(29.84) |
| P-value |
0.026 |
0.053 |
0.053 |
0.536 |
0.613 |
0.010 |
| Lumpectomy |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
67.08(19.26) |
77.68(20.36) |
72.86(34.16) |
65.48(31.92) |
71.90(30.58) |
81.40(29.59) |
| No |
60.14(22.88) |
71.59(22.70) |
63.86(37.59) |
60.91(35.23) |
74.70(29.26) |
73.09(30.76) |
| P-value |
0.017 |
0.033 |
0.048 |
0.435 |
0.514 |
0.007 |
| Lymph node dissection |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
63.44(21.19) |
75.50(21.28) |
67.92(36.40) |
62.64(33.70) |
73.11(29.94) |
77.47(30.50) |
| No |
65.00(22.75) |
70.47(24.10) |
70.95(34.61) |
65.71(33.07) |
73.33(30.30) |
77.14(30.54) |
| P-value |
0.771 |
0.255 |
0.753 |
0.545 |
0.937 |
0.776 |
| Chemotherapy |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
64.41(20.95) |
76.00(20.73) |
67.28(37.02) |
61.31(34.19) |
73.54(29.26) |
77.16(30.70) |
| No |
60.68(22.88) |
69.42(24.88) |
73.55(31.73) |
71.19(30.00) |
72.10(32.78) |
78.26(29.36) |
| P-value |
0.358 |
0.122 |
0.472 |
0.080 |
0.828 |
0.895 |
| Radiotherapy |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
64.25(21.06) |
75.82(21.94) |
69.72(36.11 |
63.77(33.12) |
73.40(29.60) |
79.10(29.48) |
| No |
60.74(22.83) |
68.94(19.68) |
62.28(35.65) |
60.58(36.25) |
72.52(31.96) |
68.42(33.73) |
| P-value | 0.538 | 0.024 | 0.172 | 0.779 | 0.992 | 0.043 |
aP-value based on Kruskal Wallis or Mann Whitney tests.
bFor functional scales, higher scores indicate better functioning.