Table 3. GTQ scale correlations with EORTC QLQ C30 and H&N35 domains in HNC patients and TMD patients.
GTQ Domains | Jaw related problems | Eating limitation | Muscular tension | Facial pain |
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EORTC QLQ-C30 | r (p-value) | |||
Physical Functioning | -0.19 (0.039) | -0.25 (0.007) | -0.13 (0.16) | -0.30 (<0.001) |
Role Functioning | -0.36 (<0.001) | -0.34 (<0.001) | -0.14 (0.14) | -0.43 (<0.001) |
Emotional Functioning | -0.47 (<0.001) | -0.35 (<0.001) | -0.45 (<0.001) | -0.53 (<0.001) |
Cognitive Functioning | -0.39 (<0.001) | -0.35 (<0.001) | -0.28 (<0.001) | -0.43 (<0.001) |
Social Functioning | -0.35 (<0.001) | -0.38 (<0.001) | -0.13 (0.18) | -0.47 (<0.001) |
Global QoL | -0.38 (<0.001) | -0.35 (<0.001) | -0.23 (0.011) | -0.37 (<0.001) |
Fatigue | 0.37 (<0.001) | 0.30 (0.001) | 0.30 (0.001) | 0.30 (<0.001) |
Nausea and vomiting | 0.29 (0.02) | 0.23 (0.015) | 0.24 (0.01) | 0.46 (<0.001) |
Pain | 0.55 (<0.001) | 0.39 (<0.001) | 0.38 (<0.001) | 0.54 (<0.001) |
EORTC QLQ-H&N35 | ||||
Pain | 0.74 (<0.001) | 0.64 (<0.001) | 0.39 (<0.001) | 0.58 (<0.001) |
Swallowing | 0.23 (0.02) | 0.34 (<0.001) | -0.09 (0.33) | 0.15 (0.12) |
Senses | 0.07 (0.45) | 0.07 (0.50) | 0.03 (0.78) | 0.07 (0.46) |
Speech | 0.21 (0.02) | 0.28 (0.003) | 0.05 (0.56) | 0.24 (0.01) |
Social eating | 0.57 (<0.001) | 0.69 (<0.001) | 0.20 (0.04) | 0.42 (<0.001) |
Social contact | 0.35 (<0.001) | 0.37 (<0.001) | 0.18 (0.047) | 0.46 (<0.001) |
Sexuality | 0.21 (0.03) | 0.21 (0.03) | 0.10 (0.27) | 0.16 (0.1) |
Teeth | 0.31 (<0.001) | 0.26 (0.006) | 0.12 (0.22) | 0.24 (0.01) |
Opening mouth | 0.76 (<0.001) | 0.72 (<0.001) | 0.33 (<0.001) | 0.53 (<0.001) |
Dry mouth | 0.04 (0.69) | 0.11 (0.24) | 0.05 (0.63) | -0.03 (0.74) |
Sticky saliva | 0.49 (0.60) | 0.19 (0.04) | 0.03 (0.76) | -0.01 (0.87) |
Coughing | 0.12 (0.22) | 0.32 (<0.001) | 0.14 (0.15) | 0.03 (0.76) |
Feeling ill | 0.37 (<0.001) | 0.31 (0.001) | 0.28 (0.003) | 0.44 (<0.001) |
Spearman correlation coefficient (p-value); n = 116 (HNC + TMD).