Table 3.
Attributable burden on worsening QoL in patients with solid cancers: comparison with other chronic diseases.
| DISEASE |
SF-12
(mean±sd) |
ATTRIBUTABLE BURDEN ON QOL* |
COMPARISON WITH SOLID CANCER
(one-way ANOVA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major Depression [42] |
33.8±9.2 | 5.6±3.6 (N=37) |
F=0.6753, df 1,186,187 p=0.4123 |
| Multiple Sclerosis [26] |
29.5±7.3 | 7.0±3.5 (N=201) |
F= 18.0766, df 1,350,351 p=0.000 |
| Wilson’ Disease [41] |
33.8±9.0 | 4.4±1.7 (N=23) |
F= 0.0375, df 1,172,173 p= 0.8467 |
| Carotidal atherosclerosis [40] |
30.6±8.1 | 6.2±5.0 (N=46) |
F= 2.0799, df 1,195,196 p= 0.1509 |
| Celiac Disease [27] |
35.83±5.72 | 2.4±1.0 (N=60) |
F= 6.9304, df 1,209,210 p= 0.0091 |
| Fibromyalgia [28] |
26.43±6.04 | 11.02±5.56 (N=71) |
F= 48.8075, df 1,220,221 p= 0.0000 |
| Obsessive Compulsive Disorder [43] |
35.4±6.9 | 2.9±6.0 (N=88) |
F= 1.619, df 1,175,176 p= 0.205 |
| PTSD [44] |
36.3±6.1 | 3.9±1.0 (N=26) |
F= 0.347, df 1,175,176 p= 0.557 |
| Specific Phobia [45] |
38.3±5.2https://benthamopen.com/ABSTRACT/CPEMH-15-30 | 0.4±4.9 (N=28) |
F=10.497 df 1,77,178 P=0.001 |
| Solid cancer | 32.34±6.764 | 4.67±6.64 (N=151) |
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*difference between the mean SF-12 score obtained in the groups of patients with several diseases in comparison with QoL scores obtained from the healthy general population.