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. 2013 Jul 18;109(4):852–858. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2013.407

Table 5. Means, F-statistics and probability values for significant results on the known-groups analysis.

Scale Curative (n=288) vs palliative (n=189) One (n=118) vs two (n=41) vs three+(n=38) Charlson comorbidities Local (n=190) vs local advanced (n=99) vs metastatic (n=168) ECOG score zero (n=187) vs one (n=172) vs two (n=75) vs three/four (n=45) Above cutoffa on G-8 (n=212) vs below cut off on G-8 (n=287)
Mobility

31.8 vs 49.5 vs 47.4, F=7.20, P=0.001

10.9 vs 31.4 vs 44.4 vs 72.5, F=109.37, P<0.001
40.7 vs 20.6, F=66.18, P<0.001
Joint stiffness

32.5 vs 43.9 vs 49.1, F=4.09, P=0.018

19.8 vs 30.6 vs 40.0 vs 48.9, F=14.92, P<0.001

Family support



76.5 vs 67.3 vs 66.2 vs 77.8, F=3.08, P=0.027

Worries about others



34.0 vs 40.0 vs 44.9 vs 45.2, F=2.84, P=0.037
44.8 vs 35.3, F=10.25, P=0.001
Future worries
31.3 vs 38.5, F=5.79, P=0.017

31.1 vs 31.2 vs 42.4, F=6.61, P=0.001
25.1 vs 34.9 vs 48.1 vs 45.7, F=12.21, P<0.001
40.6 vs 29.8, F=14.27, P<0.001
Maintaining purpose

67.1 vs 55.0 vs 57.5, F=3.42, P=0.035

71.6 vs 63.5 vs 55.8 vs 56.8, F=6.84, P<0.001
58.7 vs 69.6, F=16.60, P<0.001
Burden of illness 28.5 vs 43.8 vs 57.8 vs 66.3, F=28.27, P<0.001 54.0 vs 32.9, F=55.55, P<0.001

Abbreviation: ECOG=Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group.

Results not shown P>0.05.

a

Cutoff is 14.