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Table 3 Relevant factors influencing the global health status of the breast and cervical cancer survivors according to the multiple regression analysis

From: Quality of life of breast and cervical cancer survivors

Variable

Breast cancer (N = 252)

Cervical cancer (N = 75)

β

SE

P

β

SE

P

Intercept

83.8

7.04

<0.001

66.45

3.83

<0.001

Monthly household income

US$1,000 (reference)

      

 US$1,001–US$2,000

8.75

3.37

0.010

11.72

4.91

0.017

 ≥ US$2,001

10.99

3.83

0.004

15.45

3.55

<0.001

Number of comorbidities

 0 (reference)

      

 1

−0.61

2.69

0.820

   

 2

−7.15

3.66

0.051

   

3

−15.27

4.94

0.002

   

Cancer stage

 Stage I (reference)

      

 Stage II

−5.08

2.53

0.045

−1.01

1.89

0.591

 Stage III

3.90

4.42

0.378

8.54

4.64

0.066

 Stage IV

6.27

12.86

0.626

   

Cancer recurrence or metastasization

 no (reference)

      

 yes

−4.44

5.27

0.400

−6.62

4.49

0.140

Treatment methods

 Chemotherapy (reference)

      

 Surgery & chemotherapy

−18.20

4.08

<0.001

   

 Surgery & RT & chemotherapy

−24.46

5.00

<0.001

   

 Surgery & HT

−25.96

6.10

<0.001

   

 Surgery & RT & HT

−20.23

3.40

<0.001

   

 Surgery & chemotherapy & HT

−15.37

3.16

<0.001

   

 Surgery & RT & chemotherapy & HT

−22.48

4.22

<0.001

   

 Surgery & RT & chemotherapy & HT & target treatment

−16.49

3.89

<0.001

   

 Others

−20.07

5.81

<0.001

   

Illness duration

2 and <3 years (reference)

      

3 and <5 years

9.54

3.73

0.011

   

 ≥ 5 years

3.76

2.78

0.176