Table 3.
EuroQol five-dimension five-level index scores in respondents with different characteristics
| N | Mean±SD | Median (range) | P values | |
| Sex | 0.942 | |||
| Male | 195 | 0.614±0.378 | 0.731 (−0.348–1.00) | |
| Female | 105 | 0.621±0.361 | 0.751 (−0.348–1.00) | |
| Age | 0.330 | |||
| ≤49 | 50 | 0.561±0.398 | 0.670 (−0.348–1.00) | |
| 50–59 | 92 | 0.686±0.327 | 0.819 (−0.348–1.00) | |
| 60–69 | 105 | 0.592±0.373 | 0.687(−0.251–1.00) | |
| ≥70 | 53 | 0.598±0.407 | 0.782 (−0.265–1.00) | |
| Religious belief | 0.537 | |||
| Yes | 18 | 0.612±0.375 | 0.740 (−0.348–1.00) | |
| No | 282 | 0.683±0.302 | 0.772 (0.139–1.00) | |
| Ethnicity | 0.166 | |||
| Han | 288 | 0.620±0.374 | 0.749 (−0.348–1.00) | |
| Other | 12 | 0.541±0.307 | 0.618 (−0.044–0.89) | |
| Level of education | 0.180 | |||
| Primary school or below | 64 | 0.581±0.363 | 0.646 (−0.298–1.00) | |
| Junior high school | 103 | 0.583±0.376 | 0.661 (−0.348–1.00) | |
| Senior high school | 82 | 0.638±0.373 | 0.744 (−0.348–1.00) | |
| University | 51 | 0.696±0.365 | 0.833 (−0.201–1.00) | |
| Marital status | 0.026 | |||
| Married | 270 | 0.635±0.359 | 0.746 (−0.348–1.00) | |
| Other | 30 | 0.452±0.445 | 0.455 (−0.348–0.95) | |
| Occupation | 0.007 | |||
| Public sector employee | 38 | 0.734±0.341 | 0.895 (−0.201–1.00) | |
| Private sector employee | 36 | 0.706±0.328 | 0.833 (−0.184–1.00) | |
| Self-employed or unemployed | 55 | 0.603±0.359 | 0.659 (−0.348–1.00) | |
| Farmer | 63 | 0.500±0.411 | 0.600 (−0.348–1.00) | |
| Retired | 108 | 0.621±0.326 | 0.756 (−0.201–1.00) | |
| Health insurance | 0.001 | |||
| Basic medical insurance for urban employees | 154 | 0.674±0.352 | 0.825 (−0.251–1.00) | |
| Basic medical insurance for urban residents | 62 | 0.645±0.354 | 0.720 (−0.348–1.00) | |
| New rural cooperative medical scheme | 84 | 0.490±0.392 | 0.586 (−0.348–1.00) | |
| Annual household income (¥) | 0.002 | |||
| <20 000 | 56 | 0.505±0.419 | 0.586 (−0.348–1.00) | |
| 20 000–39 999 | 84 | 0.566±0.369 | 0.685 (−0.348–1.00) | |
| 40 000–59 999 | 72 | 0.625±0.375 | 0.763 (−0.251–1.00) | |
| 60 000–79 999 | 39 | 0.691±0.300 | 0.824 (−0.044–1.00) | |
| >80 000 | 49 | 0.759±0.315 | 0.882 (−0.201–1.00) | |
| Therapeutic regimen | 0.000 | |||
| Surgery | 163 | 0.517±0.389 | 0.600 (−0.348–1.00) | |
| Radiotherapy/chemotherapy | 44 | 0.757±0.271 | 0.830 (−0.071–1.00) | |
| Surgery followed by postoperative chemotherapy | 51 | 0.712±0.359 | 0.848 (−0.298–1.00) | |
| Chemotherapy followed by surgery | 18 | 0.734±0.320 | 0.847 (−0.005–1.00) | |
| Other | 24 | 0.748±0.274 | 0.854 (0.120–1.00) | |
| Stage of disease | 0.001 | |||
| I | 40 | 0.768±0.296 | 0.893 (0.025–1.00) | |
| II | 111 | 0.656±0.344 | 0.821 (−0.348–1.00) | |
| III | 114 | 0.562±0.394 | 0.698 (−0.265–1.00) | |
| IV | 35 | 0.495±0.395 | 0.637(−0.348–1.00) | |
| Stoma | 0.000 | |||
| Yes | 49 | 0.408±0.397 | 0.409 (−0.348–1.00) | |
| No | 251 | 0.657±0.353 | 0.808 (−0.348–1.00) | |
| Total | 300 | 0.617±0.371 | 0.740 (−0.348–1.00) |