Table 7. Health-related quality of life at baseline and at week 12.

HRQoL questionaire and scale	Week 0				Week 12			P
	Median	Q1	Q3		Median	Q1	Q3
QLQ-C30
Global health scale
Global health	83	73	100		83	67	92	0.12
Functional scales
Physical	93	80	100		83	73	93	0.006
Role	100	83	100		92	67	100	0.15
Emotional	100	92	100		100	83	100	0.09
Cognitive	100	96	100		100	83	100	0.41
Social	100	100	100		100	100	100	0.34
Symptom scales
Fatigue	11	0	22		11	0	25	0.80
Nausea/vomiting	0	0	0		0	0	0	0.17
Pain	0	0	33		0	0	21	0.67
Dyspnea	0	0	33		0	0	0	0.76
Sleep disturbance	0	0	8		0	0	8	0.78
Appetite loss	0	0	0		0	0	0	0.07
Constipation	0	0	0		0	0	0	0.71
Diarrhea	0	0	0		0	0	0	NA
Financial impact	0	0	0		0	0	0	NA
QLQ-PR25
Functional scales
Sexual activity	0	0	17		0	0	0	0.50
Sexual functioning	Not reported, n=3				Not reported, n=2			NA
Symptom scales
Urinary symptoms	19	13	34		19	13	39	0.41
Bowel symptoms	0	0	17		0	0	8	0.28
Hormonal treatment-related symptoms	17	11	28		17	11	22	0.29
Incontinence aid (n=3)	17	8	25		17	8	25	NA

The P values were calculated using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. QLQ-C30, quality-of-life core 30; QLQ-PR25, quality of life questionnaire-Prostate Module 25; NA, not available.