Table 5.
Multivariate analyses of factors linked to the SF-36 scores in male and female patients.
| Male | Parameter (Significant Factor Only) | Estimates | Standard Error | p Value |
| PF | HGS | 0.494 | 0.104 | 0.0031 |
| Serum albumin | 9.008 | 3.152 | 0.0048 | |
| CONUT score | −1.656 | 0.796 | 0.0389 | |
| RP | HGS | 0.579 | 0.244 | 0.0185 |
| Serum albumin | 17.593 | 4.899 | 0.0004 | |
| BP | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| GH | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| VT | Serum albumin | 8.944 | 4.158 | 0.0327 |
| SF | Serum albumin | 10.456 | 3.929 | 0.0085 |
| RE | Serum albumin | 18.765 | 4.891 | 0.0002 |
| ALT | −0.245 | 0.0845 | 0.0042 | |
| MH | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| PCS | HGS | 0.288 | 0.141 | 0.0421 |
| Serum albumin | 11.016 | 2.692 | <0.0001 | |
| MCS | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Female | Parameter (significant factor only) | Estimates | Standard error | p Value |
| PF | HGS | 0.958 | 0.322 | 0.0034 |
| RP | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| BP | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| GH | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| VT | HGS | 0.851 | 0.346 | 0.0150 |
| SF | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| RE | HGS | 0.729 | 0.36 | 0.0422 |
| MH | AST | −0.124 | 0.0609 | 0.0440 |
| PCS | HGS | 0.521 | 0.22 | 0.0191 |
| MCS | NA | NA | NA | NA |
PF; physical functioning, RP; role physical, BP; bodily pain, GH; general health perception, VT; vitality, SF; social functioning, RE; role emotion, MH; mental health, PCS; physical component summary score, MCS; mental component summary score, HGS; hand grip strength, CONUT score; controlling nutritional score, NA; not applicable, ALT; alanine aminotransferase, AST; aspartate aminotransferase.