Table 2.
QOL comparisons among variables
| Variables | Category | Mean | SD | t/F | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Female | 54.18 | 16.02 | − 0.36 | 0.721 |
| Male | 55.59 | 17.98 | |||
| Education level | Primary school | 52.64 | 17.13 | 2.12 | 0.126 |
| Junior high school | 53.50 | 18.08 | |||
| High school | 61.16 | 16.22 | |||
| Marital status | Unmarried/widow | 49 | 20.59 | − 1.13 | 0.264 |
| Married | 55.83 | 16.95 | |||
| Employment | Unemployed a | 53.08 | 17.23 | − 2.23 | 0.028* |
| Employed | 62.65 | 15.91 | |||
| Monthly income (US$) | 0 | 52.82 | 17.07 | 2.24 | 0.112 |
| (0,1000] | 59.91 | 17.88 | |||
| ≥1001 | 62.62 | 16.63 | |||
| Practice a religion | No | 56.33 | 19.13 | 0.28 | 0.777 |
| Yes | 54.94 | 17.08 | |||
| BCLC stage | A | 58.29 | 15.44 | 3.42 | 0.037* |
| B | 54.46 | 17.25 | (A > C) | ||
| C | 43.82 | 21.03 | |||
| Liver function | A | 54.49 | 17.84 | − 0.81 | 0.420 |
| B and C | 58.38 | 14.71 | |||
| First-time TACE | No | 55.24 | 16.88 | 0.08 | 0.938 |
| Yes | 54.91 | 19.09 |
Note: a Unemployed = unemployed + retired; BCLC = Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer; TACE = Trans-hepatic arterial chemoembolization; QOL = quality of life; SD = standard deviation; * p < .05