Table 7.
Adjusted RRs of SF-36 Outcomes Between Survivors With Endocrine Conditions Reporting Medication Use for Hormone Replacement Compared With Those Not on Hormone Replacement Therapy
| SF-36 Scale or Component Summary Score | Survivors with Hypothyroidism on Replacement Therapy at 2003 Survey Compared With Survivors With no Replacement (n = 110)a | Males With Gonadal Dysfunction on Testosterone Therapy at 2003 Survey Compared With Survivors With No Replacement (n = 51)a | Females With Gonadal Dysfunction on HRT at 2003 Survey Compared With Survivors With No Replacement (n = 168)a |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical function | 1.00 (0.96–1.04) | 0.19 (0.04–0.88) | 0.90 (0.53–1.55) |
| Role physical | 1.23 (0.61–2.50) | 0.71 (0.71–2.53) | 1.01 (0.57–1.80) |
| Bodily pain | 1.08 (0.64–1.81) | 0.47 (0.15–1.50) | 0.84 (0.55–1.26) |
| General health | 0.81 (0.50–1.32) | 0.40 (0.14–1.19) | 0.85 (0.62–1.15) |
| Vitality | 0.78 (0.50–1.22) | 0.54 (0.25–1.18) | 0.72 (0.48–1.09) |
| Role emotional | 0.74 (0.48–1.13) | 0.38 (0.15–0.98) | 1.02 (0.58–1.82) |
| Social function | 0.89 (0.46–1.69) | 0.22 (0.05–0.97) | 0.99 (0.71–1.38) |
| Mental health | 0.58 (0.36–0.93) | 0.22 (0.06–0.86) | 1.07 (0.65–1.77) |
| Physical component summary | 0.77 (0.45–1.32) | 0.16 (0.02–1.56) | 1.09 (0.62–1.91) |
| Mental component summary | 0.75 (0.41–1.36) | 0.48 (0.16–1.43) | 1.16 (0.62–2.20) |
Bold type indicates significant results.
Abbreviation: HRT, hormone replacement therapy.
a
Adjusted for sex (only for testosterone therapy and HRT), race, education, marital status, household income, health insurance, employment status, radiation (yes/no), amputation, and other grade 3 to 4 chronic condition.