Table 2.

Unadjusted HRQOL Scores by Race and U.S Norms [23]

		5-Month Scores		25-Month Scores		5 to 25-month Changes
	U.S Norms	White	Black	White	Black	White	Black
Physical	22.1 (5.4)	20.9 (6.0)	18.4 (6.8)	23.2 (5.3)	20.9 (6.3)	2.3	2.5
Social	19.8 (6.8)	23.7 (4.5)	22.6 (5.1)	22.8 (5.3)	21.5 (6.2)	−0.9	−1.1
Emotional	19.4 (5.1)	19.4 (3.7)	19.3 (4.5)	19.5 (3.9)	19.5 (4.6)	0.1	0.2
Functional	18.3(6.9)	20.1 (5.8)	18.2 (6.7)	21.8 (5.6)	19.4 (7.0)	1.7	1.2
BC-Specific	N/A	23.9 (6.1)	23.6 (6.9)	25.0 (6.3)	23.9 (7.5)	1.1	0.3
Spiritual	N/A	39.3 (7.9)	41.4 (7.1)	38.5 (8.7)	40.5 (8.1)	−0.8	−0.9

Means (standard deviations). Change was calculated as 5-month scores subtracted from 25-month scores.