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Table 3.

Association between demographic characteristics and QOL, functional capacity, and symptom scales of female breast cancer patients, mastectomy-related quality of life (SPHMMC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2018).

Variables		n = 86	Body image		Future perspective		Sexual functioning		Sexual enjoyment		Breast symptoms		Arm symptom		QOL
Variables		n = 86	Scale	p value	Scale	p value	Scale	p value	Scale	p value	Scale	p value	Scale	p value	Scale	p value
Age	≤50	59	63.7	0.044	38.9	0.020	87.3	0.018	83.3	0.113	17.0	0.070	27.6	0.108	48.7	0.011
Age	>50	27	74.7	0.044	42.3	0.020	83.6	0.018	59.2	0.113	22.0	0.070	20.8	0.108	48.1	0.011

Occupation	Employed	42	67.4	0.013	39.0	0.013	85.0	0.018	57.6	0.120	17.6	0.036	25.6	0.057	49.5	0.027
Occupation	Unemployed	44	71.2	0.013	41.6	0.013	85.6	0.018	84.8	0.120	20.6	0.036	23.2	0.057	46.6	0.027

Educational status	No formal education	28	73.5	0.044	50.0	0.164	94.6	0.074	94.0	0.205	18.8	0.009	24.6	0.250	49.1	0.016
Educational status	Formal education	58	65.1	0.044	30.6	0.164	76.0	0.074	48.4	0.205	19.3	0.009	23.8	0.250	47.7	0.016

Marital status	Married	77	74.3	0.005	41.1	0.210	87.0	0.017	87.9	0.153	18.7	0.005	25.0	0.280	49.0	0.014
Marital status	Single	9	64.3	0.005	39.5	0.210	83.6	0.017	54.5	0.153	19.4	0.005	24.0	0.280	48.0	0.014

Residency	Urban	63	70.1	0.013	40.7	0.014	87.6	0.021	87.8	0.153	17.3	0.057	23.9	0.001	49.0	0.021
Residency	Rural	23	68.5	0.013	40.0	0.014	83.0	0.021	54.6	0.153	20.9	0.057	25.0	0.001	48.0	0.021

Parity	No parity	15	67.2	0.013	34.2	0.007	83.8	0.007	53.7	0.154	20.2	0.058	24.6	0.021	48.2	0.009
Parity	Parity	71	71.4	0.013	46.4	0.007	86.7	0.007	88.7	0.154	18.0	0.058	24.1	0.021	47.9	0.009