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. 2020 Dec 17;15(12):e0243805. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243805

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
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).