Table 5.
Variables showing a significant association with time elapsed since radiotherapy on multivariate analyses
| Variables | Regression coefficients | Standard error | Standard regression coefficient | t-value | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social function | |||||
| Constant term | 70.104 | 17.984 | |||
| Age | −0.161 | 0.208 | −0.071 | −0.770 | 0.443 |
| Level of education | 2.500 | 2.162 | 0.114 | 1.156 | 0.250 |
| Surgical technique | −5.585 | 2.373 | −0.230 | −2.353 | 0.020 |
| Surgical staging | 1.787 | 3.047 | 0.057 | 0.586 | 0.559 |
| Number of chemotherapy cycles | 1.804 | 0.945 | 0.175 | 1.908 | 0.059 |
| Time elapsed since completion of RT | 5.787 | 1.915 | 0.276 | 3.022 | 0.003 |
| Pain | |||||
| Constant term | −0.578 | 29.509 | |||
| Age | 0.664 | 0.342 | 0.187 | 1.941 | 0.055 |
| Level of education | 6.030 | 3.548 | 0.175 | 1.700 | 0.092 |
| Surgical technique | −1.481 | 3.894 | −0.038 | −0.380 | 0.704 |
| Surgical staging | 0.919 | 5.000 | 0.019 | 0.184 | 0.854 |
| Number of chemotherapy cycles | −0.106 | 1.551 | −0.006 | − 0.068 | 0.946 |
| Time elapsed since completion of RT | −8.118 | 3.143 | −0.245 | −2.583 | 0.011 |
| Concerns about future state of health | |||||
| Constant term | −0.280 | 25.906 | |||
| Age | 0.237 | 0.300 | 0.074 | 0.788 | 0.432 |
| Level of education | 6.092 | 3.115 | 0.195 | 1.956 | 0.053 |
| Surgical technique | −3.303 | 3.419 | −0.095 | −0.966 | 0.336 |
| Surgical staging | 13.289 | 4.389 | 0.297 | 3.028 | 0.003 |
| Number of chemotherapy cycles | −0.131 | 1.362 | −0.009 | − 0.096 | 0.923 |
| Time elapsed since completion of RT | 6.974 | 2.759 | 0.233 | 2.528 | 0.013 |