Table 2.
Significant symptom- and functioning-scores related to social demographic parameters
| Correlated parameter | Mean value (±SD) | p-value univariate | p-value multivariate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working: | |||
| ● Physical Functioning | 92 (±11,1) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| ● Role Functioning | 82 (±22.5) | 0.001 | 0.01 |
| ● Global Health Status | 77 (±24.1) | 0.005 | 0.02 |
| ● Fatigue | 23 (±20.1) | <0.001 | 0.002 |
| ● Dyspnoe | 11 (±20.9) | 0.004 | 0.008 |
| ● Insomnia | 23 (±31.5) | 0.013 | 0.032 |
| ● Pain | 20 (±28.1) | 0.035 | n.s. |
| Retired: | |||
| ● Physical Functioning | 66 (±23.4) | 0.001 | n.s. |
| ● Role Functioning | 59 (±32.6) | 0.038 | n.s. |
| ● Dyspnoe | 32 (±33.6) | 0.003 | n.s. |
| No graduation: | |||
| ● Cognitive Functioning | 46 (±25) | 0.027 | 0.03 |
| ● Constipation | 25 (±31.9) | 0.024 | 0.022 |
| ● Financial Difficulties | 75 (±16.7) | 0.034 | n.s. |
| Secondary school: | |||
| ● Global Health Status | 68 (±23.6) | 0.013 | 0.007 |
| ● Insomnia | 48 (±36.6) | 0.031 | n.s. |
| ● Diarrhea | 13 (±20.9) | 0.04 | n.s. |
| Secondary modern school: | |||
| ● Cognitive Functioning | 79 (±24.1) | 0.033 | n.s. |
| ● Insomnia | 32 (±35.6) | 0.017 | 0.002 |
| Technical college qualification: | |||
| ● Insomnia | 58 (±37.5) | 0.045 | n.s. |
| University-entrance diploma: | |||
| ● Pain | 21 (±30.5) | 0.046 | n.s. |
| ● Insomnia | 23 (±24.4) | 0.021 | 0.009 |
| No education: | |||
| ● Diarrhea | 20 (±35.8) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| ● Financial Difficulties | 63 (±33.1) | 0.011 | 0.042 |
| Traineeship: | |||
| ● Dyspnoe | 30 (±32.7) | 0.038 | n.s. |
| Technical college: | |||
| ● Diarrhea | 20 (±28.1) | 0.034 | 0.012 |
| ● Financial Difficulties | 31 (±37.5) | 0.041 | 0.032 |
| Age <47 year: | |||
| ● Role Functioning | 74 (±27.7) | 0.01 | n.s. |
| ● Physical Functioning | 81 (±18.5) | 0.001 | n.s. |
| ● Constipation | 7 (±15.5) | 0.032 | 0.032 |
| ● Financial Difficulties | 47 (±40.5) | 0.007 | n.s. |
| Age ≥57 years: | |||
| ● Physical Functioning | 65 (±22.9) | 0.003 | n.s. |
| ● Diarrhea | 11 (±20.8) | 0.018 | n.s. |
| ● Financial Difficulties | 22 (±33.2) | <0.001 | 0.003 |
| Divorced: | |||
| ● Physical Functioning | 71 (±25.1) | 0.039 | 0.04 |
| Living alone: | |||
| ● Pain | 18 (±29.4) | 0.029 | n.s. |
| Married: | |||
| ● Diarrhea | 15 (±24.2) | 0.05 | n.s. |
| Distance to transplant center >155 km: | |||
| ● Role Functioning | 58 (±33.7) | 0.011 | 0.023 |
| ● Emotional Functioning | 64 (±26.1) | 0.031 | 0.035 |
| ● Fatigue | 47 (±29.4) | 0.017 | 0.014 |
| ● Dyspnoe | 34 (±33.3) | 0.01 | 0.046 |
| Follow up at transplant center: | |||
| ● Emotional Functioning | 66 (±25.5) | 0.01 | 0.012 |
| ● Cognitive Functioning | 72 (±25.3) | 0.006 | 0.009 |
| ● Fatigue | 44 (±27.8) | 0.005 | 0.022 |
| ● Insomnia | 43 (±36.3) | 0.028 | 0.038 |
| Size of hometown (population 50.000–100.000): | |||
| ● Global Health Status | 53 (±22) | 0.034 | n.s. |