Table 4.

Predictors of Each Dimension of the Short Form-36 Health Survey in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients after Surgical Resection During the Study Period^a

Predictorsb	Physical function	Role physical	Bodily pain	General health	Vitality	Social function	Role emotional	Mental health
Gender
Male	2.52	-2	5.11***	5.58*	6.37**	4.25*	-2.75	2.11
Age, years	-0.27***	-0.59**	-0.50***	-0.42***	-0.44***	-0.42***	-0.81***	-0.40***
Education
Primary school	8.4	20.26*	11.70**	7.75	9.90**	3.56	11.24	4.61*
Junior high school	6.68	30.09*	12.17***	10.55**	12.65**	5.47	20.51***	9.22**
Senior high school	7.53*	36.78**	10.92***	10.07**	11.14**	6.72*	26.68***	7.53**
College and above	11.30**	45.80**	18.77***	19.72***	17.65***	12.08**	28.33***	14.41***
Marital status
Married or living with partner	6.08	8.51	4.31	8.06	4.72	4.52	4.81	1.66
BMI , kg/m2
Overweight	2.71	1.87	0.37	1.03	-0.83	0.01	7.2	2.56
Obese	2.33	-7.5	3.03	-5.94	4.39	-0.5	5.47	0.05
Co-residence with family
Yes	-1.42	7.11*	8.84**	-1.18	7.28*	2.93	10.47**	8.84**
Smoking
Yes	-0.19	-0.07	1.29	2.85	5.61	0.56	-1.25	1.37
Drinking
Yes	-0.83	-9.1	0.33	-3.32	-3.81	3.16	-3.89	-1.03
Tumor stage
II	2.95	2.43	2.8	1.81	2.35	2.23	5.87	0.58
III	-0.12	5.93	1.35	3.31	-1.31	3.03	1.76	0.67
Chemotherapy
Yes	-1.6	-38.12**	0.12	-2.96*	2.35	3.01	-0.71	6.05
Radiotherapy
Yes	2.61	21.48	5.71	13.35	10.26	7.09	16.67	9.07
ALOS, days	-0.11	-0.52*	-0.1	-0.05	-0.12	-0.48*	-0.50*	-0.08
HRQoL, pre-operative score	0.65***	0.20***	0.36***	0.41***	0.35***	0.55***	0.12**	0.36***

^aValues are expressed as the coefficient from the generalized estimating equation model;

^bReferences: gender (female), education (no formal education), marital status (divorced or widowed), BMI (normal), stay with family (no), smoking (no), drinking (no), tumor stage (I), chemotherapy (no), radiotherapy (no); BMI, body mass index; ALOS, average length of stay; HRQoL, health-related quality of life;

^*p<0.05;

^**p<0.01;

^***p<0.001