Table 2.
Bivariate correlations between demographics, medical conditions and HRQOL trajectories
| Variables | Physical HRQOL | Mental HRQOL | Sex | Age | EF | Neuro-pathy | Higher GFR | Cerebro-vascular |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCS baseline | .07 | – | ||||||
| Sex | .23 | .05 | – | |||||
| Age at diagnosis | − .11 | .01 | .16 | – | ||||
| Cardiac ejection fraction (EF ≤ 50%) | .35** | − .12 | .15 | − .48** | – | |||
| Small fibre neuropathy | .40** | .09 | .49** | − .25 | .45** | – | ||
| Higher GFR (ml/min) | .37** | .06 | .22 | − .43** | .36* | .18 | – | |
| History of cerebrovascular events | .24* | .19 | .10 | − .20 | .18 | .07 | .32* | – |
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01
HRQOL = Health-related quality of life (SF-36); GFR = Glomerular filtration rate