Table 5.
EORTC QLQ-C30 scores by co-morbidities of participants
| Co-morbidities | Osteoarthritis (n=6) | Diabetes (n=14) | Hypertension (n=35) | Hyperlipidemia (n=36) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean±SD | P | Mean±SD | P | Mean±SD | P | Mean±SD | P | |
| Physical functioning | 53.70±38.11 | 0.000* | 81.75±31.61 | 0.002* | 81.59±21.38 | 0.244 | 81.79±23.33 | 0.031* |
| Role functioning | 70.00±41.47 | 0.000* | 81.43±31.83 | 0.001* | 94.28±17.20 | 0.275 | 92.78±21.46 | 0.913 |
| Emotional functioning | 45.45±27.57 | 0.152 | 72.08±27.50 | 0.204 | 83.90±19.61 | 0.377 | 81.06±24.81 | 0.163 |
| Cognitive functioning | 72.22±36.00 | 0.126 | 86.90±22.81 | 0.865 | 88.10±17.42 | 0.157 | 87.50±15.62 | 0.092 |
| Social functioning | 75.00±20.41 | 0.329 | 89.29±14.03 | 0.995 | 96.67±08.86 | 0.000* | 92.13±17.13 | 0.954 |
| Fatigue | 38.89±41.43 | 0.000* | 26.19±28.45 | 0.025* | 16.51±16.47 | 0.510 | 19.75±22.24 | 0.232 |
| Nausea & vomiting | 08.33±20.41 | 0.174 | 00.00±00.00 | 0.092 | 00.00±00.00 | 0.004* | 00.00±00.00 | 0.003* |
| Pain | 55.56±32.77 | 0.004* | 19.05±31.93 | 0.005* | 13.33±16.07 | 0.141 | 16.67±22.54 | 0.994 |
| Dyspnea | 25.00±41.83 | 0.014* | 10.71±21.29 | 0.842 | 07.14±21.50 | 0.046* | 06.94±17.54 | 0.019* |
| Insomnia | 44.44±50.18 | 0.000* | 30.95±30.56 | 0.654 | 14.29±20.27 | 0.146 | 23.15±28.53 | 0.251 |
| Appetite loss | 22.22±40.37 | 0.000* | 09.52±27.51 | 0.016* | 01.90±07.85 | 0.015* | 03.70±17.42 | 0.472 |
| Constipation | 05.56±13.61 | 0.583 | 04.76±12.10 | 0.218 | 03.81±10.76 | 0.004* | 05.56±14.91 | 0.200 |
| Diarrhea | 16.67±40.82 | 0.000* | 14.29±30.56 | 0.000* | 02.86±11.78 | 0.911 | 02.78±16.67 | 0.916 |
| Financial | 44.44±50.18 | 0.000* | 28.57±36.65 | 0.010* | 12.38±22.99 | 0.282 | 14.81±26.96 | 0.773 |
| Global health status & quality of life | 74.07±16.73 | 0.754 | 87.30±11.41 | 0.266 | 87.62±16.34 | 0.428 | 87.96±15.57 | 0.758 |
*Significant level at P<0.05, SD: Standard deviation