Table 3.
EORTC QLQ-C30 functional scores by socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of gynaecological cancer patients at TASH Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, (n = 140)
| Variables | GHS | Physical function | Emotional function | Role function | Social function | Cognitive function | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage of the diseases | Stage 1 | 54.86(±26.46 | 82.78(18.52 | 62.50(±30.26) | 66.67(±34.82 | 48.61(±35.15 | 93.06(±16.60) |
| Stage 2 | 44.90(±20.04) | 67.35(±19.59) | 59.86(±28.29) | 54.42(±34.66) | 45.92(±33.34) | 90.82(±13.64) | |
| Stage 3 and 4 | 34.39(±24.32) | 56.96(±24.44) | 48.79(±31.07) | 38.79(±34.99) | 33.03(±29.48) | 84.24(±21.85) | |
| P-value | 0.005* | 0.002* | 0.149 | 0.032* | 0.065 | <0.001* | |
| Address | Addis Ababa | 45.09(26.47) | 67.35(22.21) | 58.76(±29.7) | 53.42(±32.03) | 51.71(±34.5) | 88.89(15.45) |
| Out of Addis Ababa | 39.36(23.42) | 64.42(22.79) | 54.21(30.59) | 48.85(36.31) | 38.61(30.45) | 87.95(19.59) | |
| P value | 0.231 | 0.49 | 0.43 | 0.49 | 0.03* | 0.79 | |
| Marital status | Currently on marriage | 39.41 ± (24.76) | 62.16(±22.51) | 50.45(±32.81) | 46.85(±36.04) | 41.67(±32.55) | 85.81(±20.21) |
| Currently not on marriage | 42.68(±23.95) | 68.69(±22.34) | 61.11(±26.3) | 53.79(±33.94) | 42.93(±31.77) | 90.91(± 16.06) | |
| P value | 0.431 | 0.088 | 0.037* | 0.244 | 0.817 | 0.104 | |
| Educational status | Never go to school | 36.55(±23.52 | 61.53(±23.51) | 52.17(±29.2) | 43.40(±34.92) | 35.42(±30.6) | 86.46(19.84) |
| Primary | 48.26(±22.92) | 74.44(±15.44) | 63.54(±31.) | 65.28(±31.82) | 56.25(±33.27) | 93.06(±13.83) | |
| Secondary | 54.55(±19.49) | 70.91(±21.35) | 62.88(±29.7) | 60.61(±30.07) | 54.55(30.81) | 93.94(±11.24) | |
| 12+ | 51.85(±31.12) | 73.33(±22.61) | 60.19(±31.39) | 68.52(±33.79) | 62.96(±23.24) | 87.04(±20.03) | |
| P value | 0.013* | 0.036* | 0.296 | 0.008* | 0.002* | 0.310 | |
| Payment type | Free | 40.77(±27.55) | 60.00(±24.39) | 47.52(±33.90) | 38.74(±38.90) | 38.29(±37.03) | 85.14(±18.75) |
| paying | 41.02(±23.24) | 67.12(±21.72) | 58.33(±28.56) | 54.21(±32.90) | 43.69(±30.17) | 89.32(±18.36) | |
| P value | 0.957 | 0.100 | 0.063 | 0.021* | 0.382 | 0.239 | |
| Care givers relation | suppose | 43.00(±24.62) | 71.73(±20.93) | 53.00(±33.15) | 59.33(±34.05) | 48.00(±30.18) | 93.33(±12.73) |
| parents | 55.56(±27.0) | 68.89(±26.04) | 60.19(±20.32) | 57.41(±36.4) | 53.70(±30.93) | 94.44(±11.79) | |
| children | 38.98(±23.39) | 62.78(±22.01) | 54.86(±31.13) | 46.18(±34.67) | 38.02(±32.3) | 86.63(±20.03) | |
| sibling | 41.67(±29.13) | 69.33(±27.97) | 63.33(±23.64) | 58.33(±39.48) | 58.33(±29.66) | 85.00(±18.34) | |
| P value | 0.257 | 0.289 | 0.782 | 0.278 | 0.104 | 0.269 | |
| Occupation | Farmer | 46.86(±26.51) | 72.50(±23.71) | 56.77(±30.61) | 54.17(±43.67) | 44.79(±33.73) | 90.62 (±20.16) |
| Self employed | 45.83(±17.63) | 68.33(±18.08) | 52.50(±29.01) | 50.83(±32.21) | 47.50(±30.24) | 89.17(±18.16) | |
| House wife | 37.16(±23.32) | 61.23(±22.43) | 54.41(±30.97) | 45.98(±34.19) | 36.59(±31.22) | 86.59(±18.82) | |
| Government employ | 51.39(±30.33) | 76.11(±19.38) | 57.64(±30.87) | 66.67(±29.30) | 58.33(±27.98) | 93.06(±16.60) | |
| Others (retired and employed) | 43.33(±36.99) | 73.33(±34.32) | 76.67(±23.13) | 66.67(±40.83) | 73.33(±34.55) | 93.33(±14.91) | |
| P value | 0.191 | 0.082 | 0.592 | 0.268 | 0.024* | 0.704 | |
| Cancer type | Cervical, vaginal, vulval | 40.10(±24.01) | 63.57(±23.35) | 54.09(±30.33) | 47.77(±36.11) | 39.44(±31.08) | 87.20(±19.76) |
| Ovarian | 38.49(±19.98) | 66.67(±14.76) | 53.57(±28.45) | 50.79(±20.74) | 42.86(±29.61) | 92.06(±12.49) | |
| Endometrial | 61.90(±34.65) | 87.62(±19.02) | 83.33(±25.00) | 85.71(±37.80) | 85.71(±26.23) | 92.86(±8.91) | |
| P value | 0.062 | 0.022* | 0.043* | 0.020* | 0.001* | 0.433 | |
| Age | < 40 years | 35.18(±24.35) | 64.44(±22.75) | 46.30(±27.30) | 49.08(±31.5) | 36.11(±29.29) | 87.96(±155.97) |
| 40-49 years | 42.82(±24.73) | 68.15(±20.48) | 52.08(±30.37) | 50.00(±35.41) | 43.52(±30.93) | 86.11(±18.04) | |
| 50-59 years | 39.68(±23.91) | 63.97 (±22.48) | 55.16 (±28.21) | 49.21(±36.97) | 36.91(±32.41) | 89.68 (±18.01) | |
| 60-69 years | 43.33(±23.81) | 61.82 (±23.45) | 59.00 (±32.80) | 53.33(±36.00) | 45.33(±32.82) | 90.00 (±19.84) | |
| P-value | 0.89 | 0.52 | 0.079 | 0.98 | 0.72 | 0.73 | |
| Parity | 0 | 59.701(±17.01) | 85.56(±12.94) | 62.50(±13.69) | 63.89(±22.15) | 63(22.15) | 97.22(±6.81) |
| 1-4 | 45.74(±25.65) | 67.80(±24.01) | 61.17(±29.09) | 57.44(±33.66) | 51.42(±34.01) | 87.58(±17.88) | |
| 5-9 | 36.78(±23.11) | 61.33(±21.40) | 48.69(±30.05) | 43.81(±36.14) | 35.24(±29.29) | 86.91(20.24) | |
| ≥10 | 36.79(±23.11) | 61.33(±21.40) | 48.69(±30.05) | 43.81(±36.14) | 35.24(±29.29) | 86.90(±20.24) | |
| P -value | 0.052 | 0.052 | 0.063 | 0.16 | 0.016 | 0.46 | |
t test (for two groups comparison) and one way ANOVA (for three and above group comparison) were employed,* significant at p-value less than 0.05