Table 3.
Analysis of Covariance Models By HRQOL Domain
| 25-Month HRQOL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical | Social | Emotional | Functional | BC-Specific | Spiritual | |
| 5-Month HRQOL | 0.46*** | 0.68*** | 0.54**** | 0.52*** | 0.58*** | 0.68*** |
| Demographics | ||||||
| Black race (ref=white) | −0.17 | −0.18 | 0.54** | −0.52* | 0.04 | 1.12** |
| Age at diagnosis | 0.04** | 0.03* | 0.04*** | 0.03* | 0.06*** | 0.04** |
| Smoking status (ref=never) | ||||||
| Former | 0.08 | −0.27 | −0.02 | −0.21 | −0.31 | 0.31 |
| Current | −1.34** | −0.77* | −1.32*** | −1.84*** | −2.03*** | −2.25*** |
| Socioeconomics | ||||||
| Marital status (ref=not married) | −0.08 | −0.31 | 0.12 | 0.24 | 0.02 | 0.51 |
| Education level (ref=<HS) | ||||||
| HS & Post HS | 0.76 | 0.85* | 0.56 | 1.75*** | 0.39 | 0.36 |
| College+ | 1.53** | 0.77 | 0.63 | 1.95*** | 0.57 | 0.16 |
| Insurance status (ref=private) | ||||||
| Public | −1.55*** | 0.01 | −0.43* | −1.65*** | −1.35*** | −0.69 |
| Uninsured | −1.72** | −0.25 | −0.01 | −2.02*** | −2.14*** | −0.25 |
| Comorbid Conditions | ||||||
| Diabetes (ref=no) | −0.34 | −0.48 | −0.23 | −0.33 | 0.52 | 0.34 |
| COPD (ref=no) | −0.93 | −0.59 | −0.34 | −1.45* | −0.91 | −0.01 |
| Heart Disease (ref=no) | −1.04* | −0.29 | −0.88* | −1.22* | −0.51 | −1.44* |
| Obesity (ref=no) | −0.90*** | −0.05 | −0.33* | −0.66** | −1.03*** | −0.33 |
| Hypertension (ref=no) | −0.11 | −0.24 | −0.25 | −0.21 | −0.25 | −0.34 |
| Treatments | ||||||
| Surgery (ref=lumpectomy) | ||||||
| Mastectomy | −0.29 | −0.11 | −0.07 | −0.01 | −0.56 | −0.15 |
| Not specified | 0.36 | 0.15 | 1.41 | 0.65 | −0.57 | 1.89 |
| Chemotherapy (ref=none) | 0.24 | −0.13 | 0.03 | 0.65* | 0.52 | −0.08 |
| Radiation (ref=none) | 0.03 | −0.03 | −0.02 | 0.18 | 0.04 | −0.12 |
| Herceptin (ref=none) | −0.43 | −0.11 | −0.35 | −0.51 | −0.51 | −0.35 |
| Tumor characteristics | ||||||
| Stage (ref=Stage I) | ||||||
| II | −0.36 | −0.23 | −0.28 | −0.31 | −0.94** | −0.13 |
| III | −0.15 | 0.04 | −0.18 | −0.15 | −1.09* | −0.11 |
| HR negative (ref=positive) | 0.29 | −0.31 | 0.21 | 0.27 | −0.27 | 0.18 |
p<0.05 *, p<0.01 **, p<0.0001* 25-month HRQOL scores are adjusted for HRQOL at 5-months.