Table 3.
Multivariate analysis showing risk differences for quality of life scores adjusting for other covariates (N = 191 GBM prostate cancer survivors)
| Variable | Category | Risk difference |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urinary β (SE) |
Sexual β (SE) |
Bowel β (SE) |
Hormone β (SE) |
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| Treatment | Surgery only | 0.00 (ref) | 0.00 (ref) | 0.00 (ref) | 0.00 (ref) |
| Radiation only | 3.24 (3.73) | 0.03 (4.17) | − 7.21 (2.53)a | − 4.83 (3.45) | |
| Other/combination | − 4.20 (3.03) | − 12.61 (3.39)a | − 9.28 (2.05)a | − 11.21 (2.81)a | |
| Race | White/non-hispanic | 0.00 (ref) | 0.00 (ref) | 0.00 (ref) | 0.00 (ref) |
| Other race/ethnicity | − 2.62 (4.05) | − 3.41 (4.53) | − 1.81 (2.75) | − 6.89 (3.75) | |
| Age | 65 and younger | 0.00 (ref) | 0.00 (ref) | 0.00 (ref) | 0.00 (ref) |
| Older than 65 | − 6.11 (2.76) | − 11.36 (3.09)a | − 1.18 (1.87) | − 1.64 (2.56) | |
| Relationship status | Single | 0.00 (ref) | 0.00 (ref) | 0.00 (ref) | 0.00 (ref) |
| Dating | 0.25 (5.64) | 8.05 (6.32) | − 3.72 (3.83) | 6.89 (5.23) | |
| Married/partnered | 0.62 (3.03) | 0.97 (3.40) | − 1.57 (2.06) | − 1.64 (2.56) | |
| Widowed/divorced | 6.88 (5.7) | 4.13 (6.34) | 2.11 (3.84) | − 4.84 (5.25) | |
| Refuse to answer | − 0.17 (8.76) | − 9.17 (9.80) | 4.71 (5.94) | 2.76 (8.11) | |
| Sexual orientation | Gay/homosexual | 0.00 (ref) | 0.00 (ref) | 0.00 (ref) | 0.00 (ref) |
| Bisexual/other | 3.30 (4.83) | − 1.30 (5.42) | 9.74 (3.28)a | − 2.24 (4.48) | |
Quality of life scores are from the EPIC-50 scaled 0–100 with positive numbers reflecting better health scores. So, a 10-point risk difference reflects 10% better health
a
Denotes p value < .005