Table 5 EORTC QLQ-C30 symptom scores by clinical characteristics of gynaecological cancer patients at TASH, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2014(n = 140)
Variables | Fatigue | Nausea & vomiting | Pain | Dyspnea | Insomnia | Diarrhea | Financial difficulties | constipation | Appetite loss | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parity | 0 | 25.92(±15.18) | 5.56(±13.61) | 33.33(±14.91) | 16.67(±27.89) | 16.67(27.89) | 0.00(±0.00) | 27.78(±32.78) | 11.11(±27.22) | 38.89(±38.97) |
1-4 | 48.69(±29.36) | 6.74(15.01) | 47.87(±29.20) | 5.67(±17.47) | 31.91(36.08) | 1.41(±6.80) | 58.87(±33.48) | 37.58(±39.69) | 32.62(36.44) | |
5-9 | 59.68(±26.77) | 10.71(±21.43) | 61.43(28.31) | 7.14(±18.73) | 39.99(±31.90) | 1.43(±8.86) | 72.38(±28.36) | 50.48(±36.66) | 55.24(±34.46) | |
≥10 | 54.90(±30.30) | 2.94(±6.55) | 56.86(±33.88) | 3.92(±11.07) | 39.21(±33.82) | 0.00(±0.00) | 62.74(±35.12) | 49.01(±44.28) | 31.37(±34.33) | |
P value | 0.015 | 0.35 | 0.024 | 0.49 | 0.28 | 0.87 | 0.003 | 0.05 | 0.003 | |
Stage | Stage 1 | 32.41(±26.58) | 9.72 ± 28.83) | 33.34(±22.47) | 2.78(±9.62) | 25.00 ± 28.87 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 55.55 ± 38.49 | 22.22 ± 41.03 | 22.22 ± 38.48 |
Stage 2 | 49.43(±24.33) | 3.40(±8.32) | 50.68(±26.78) | 4.08(±12.97) | 27.89 ± 29.93 | 0.68 ± 4.76 | 67.35 ± 30.80 | 33.33 ± 34.70 | 36.06 ± 31.80 | |
Stage 3 and 4 | 66.07 ± 28.70 | 8.93 ± 19.846 | 70.54 ± 27.34 | 7.14 ± 19.81 | 49.41 ± 35.39 | 1.78 ± 9.89 | 70.24 ± 28.20 | 63.69 ± 36.11 | 51.19 ± 37.05 | |
P-value | <0.001* | 0.219 | <0.001* | 0.536 | 0.002* | 0.649 | 0.320 | <0.001* | 0.013* | |
Cancer type | Cervical, vaginal vulvar | 55.95 ± 29.11 | 5.51 ± 14.91 | 58.78 ± 29.17 | 4.46 ± 15.17 | 37.80 ± 34.51 | 0.89 ± 7.02 | 67.56 ± 30.50 | 46.73 ± 39.13 | 41.96 ± 36.00 |
Ovarian | 53.97 ± 20.87 | 24.60 ± 25.61 | 46.83 ± 26.15 | 20.64 ± 26.83 | 33.33 ± 27.89 | 3.17 ± 10.03 | 58.73 ± 36.37 | 39.68 ± 40.30 | 61.91 ± 33.81 | |
Endometrial | 22.22 ± 22.22 | 2.38 ± 6.30 | 21.43 ± 23.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 19.05 ± 32.53 | 0.00 ± 00.00 | 38.10 ± 40.50 | 19.05 ± 26.23 | 23.81 ± 41.79 | |
P value | 0.009* | 0.000* | 0.002* | 0.000* | 0.330 | 0.394 | 0.042* | 0.161 | 0.023* | |