TABLE 4.
Intercorrelations among the predictors, outcome, and control variables
Variable | Sexual Morbidity | CES-D | PCL-C | IES | ITS | SF-12 MCS | SF-12 PCS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Psychological adjustment | |||||||
CES-D | 0.34* | ||||||
PCL-C | 0.30* | ||||||
IES-R | 0.10 | ||||||
ITS | 0.25* | ||||||
QoL | |||||||
SF-12 MCS | −0.24* | ||||||
SF-12 PCS | −0.34* | ||||||
Sociodemographics | |||||||
Age | 0.31* | −0.22* | 0.30* | −0.18† | −0.26* | −0.08 | −0.28* |
Race | 0.11 | 0.00 | −0.04 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.21* | 0.10 |
Education | −0.11 | 0.30* | 0.07 | −0.24* | 0.00 | −0.11 | 0.07 |
Family income | −0.08 | 0.13 | −0.05 | 0.05 | −0.02 | −0.03 | −0.08 |
Employment status | −0.32* | 0.33* | 0.05 | −0.17† | −0.04 | −0.08 | 0.03 |
Health status | |||||||
Performance status (KPS) | −0.36* | 0.65* | 0.22* | −0.46* | −0.16† | −0.27* | −0.33* |
Symptoms/signs (SWOG) | 0.20* | −0.28* | −0.13 | 0.24* | 0.08 | 0.20* | 0.16† |
Fatigue (FSI TDI) | 0.44* | −0.55* | −0.47* | 0.67* | 0.21* | 0.46* | 0.43* |
Disease and treatment characteristics | |||||||
Stage | 0.09 | −0.13 | 0.08 | −0.03 | 0.09 | −0.04 | 0.01 |
Time since diagnosis | −0.01 | 0.03 | 0.13 | −0.14 | −0.11 | −0.02 | −0.08 |
Hysterectomy (yes, 1) | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.02 |
Chemotherapy (yes, 1) | −0.02 | −0.02 | 0.10 | −0.09 | 0.06 | 0.01 | −0.07 |
Radiation (yes, 1) | 0.07 | −0.11† | −0.02 | −0.02 | 0.01 | −0.01 | 0.00 |
Recurred (yes, 1) | 0.20* | −0.18† | 0.00 | 0.03 | −0.04 | −0.02 | 0.02 |
P < 0.01.
P < 0.05.
SWOG, Southwest Oncology Collaborative Group.