Table 2:
Prevalence of poor HRQOL, emotional distress, and social attainment
| Survivor | Control1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | Frequency | PR2 | 95%CI | p-value | |
| HRQOL | |||||
| Physical function | 14.2% | 4.2% | 3.1 | 1.4–7.2 | 0.01 |
| Role physical | 12.6% | 6.5% | 1.2 | 0.7–2.1 | 0.57 |
| General health | 25.9% | 9.2% | 2.2 | 1.3–3.7 | <0.01 |
| Social function | 13.3% | 9.9% | 1.0 | 0.5–1.8 | 0.92 |
| Bodily pain | 16.3% | 10.4% | 1.3 | 0.8–2.3 | 0.25 |
| Role emotional | 13.4% | 9.5% | 1.1 | 0.6–1.9 | 0.87 |
| Mental health | 24.4% | 16.8% | 1.1 | 0.7–1.8 | 0.55 |
| Vitality | 21.5% | 15.3% | 1.2 | 0.8–2.0 | 0.38 |
| Emotional distress | |||||
| Anxiety | 16.2% | 5.4% | 2.5 | 1.2–5.1 | 0.01 |
| Depression | 13.1% | 6.5% | 1.4 | 0.6–2.9 | 0.41 |
| Somatization | 19.1% | 7.3% | 2.2 | 1.2–4.2 | 0.01 |
| Social Attainment | |||||
| Non-independent living | 29.1% | 14.5% | 1.8 | 1.1–2.8 | 0.01 |
| Never married | 52.9% | 30.9% | 1.5 | 1.1–1.9 | 0.01 |
| Not currently working3 | 23.5% | 16.0% | 1.3 | 0.8–2.1 | 0.26 |
| Less than college degree4 | 37.5% | 19.5% | 1.2 | 0.8–1.8 | 0.31 |
1.
262 controls were included in analyses.
2.
Models adjusted for age at follow-up, sex, education, employment and household income.
3.
Model not adjusted for employment status.
4.
Model not adjusted for education level. Educational attainment dichotomized as being ≤high school graduate vs. having some training after high school, some college, or being ≥college graduate.
HRQOL – health-related quality of life; PR – prevalence ratio; CI – confidence interval