Table 3 Quality of life score according to Age, Education, and Parity of the CC patients
QLQ Items | Age | P | Education | P | Parity | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 52 | > 53 | No formal | Formal | Para ≤ 4 | Para ≥ 5 | ||||
n = 164 | n = 159 | n = 52 | n = 271 | n = 167 | n = 156 | ||||
QLQ-C30 Functional scales | |||||||||
Global Health Status/QOL | 63.9 ± 18.0 | 65.0 ± 17.3 | 0.454 | 69.5 ± 18.3 | 63.5 ± 17.4 | 0.019 | 65.2 ± 18.0 | 63.6 ± 17.3 | 0.300 |
Physical Functioning | 87.2 ± 13.5 | 84.3 ± 15.5 | 0.146 | 87.3 ± 13.4 | 85.6 ± 14.8 | 0.629 | 87.8 ± 14.1 | 83.5 ± 14.8 | 0.003 |
Role Functioning | 92.5 ± 17.3 | 87.7 ± 19.2 | 0.001 | 89.3 ± 21.2 | 90.5 ± 17.6 | 0.886 | 93.2 ± 15.3 | 86.9 ± 20.7 | 0.000 |
Emotional Functioning | 80.2 ± 23.8 | 80.5 ± 21.5 | 0.676 | 85.5 ± 22.8 | 79.6 ± 22.1 | 0.022 | 81.0 ± 23.7 | 79.6 ± 21.6 | 0.244 |
Cognitive Functioning | 84.2 ± 22.2 | 78.5 ± 25.3 | 0.021 | 83.0 ± 26.0 | 81.2 ± 23.4 | 0.482 | 87.1 ± 20.1 | 75.3 ± 26.1 | 0.000 |
Social Functioning | 73.2 ± 31.1 | 77.6 ± 29.6 | 0.227 | 81.7 ± 28.2 | 74.2 ± 30.7 | 0.096 | 78.8 ± 28.4 | 71.6 ± 32.0 | 0.054 |
QLQ-C30 Symptom scales | |||||||||
Fatigue | 14.5 ± 18.2 | 17.9 ± 19.3 | 0.103 | 17.6 ± 21.7 | 15.7 ± 18.1 | 0.582 | 5.3 ± 15.4 | 4.9 ± 14.9 | 0.919 |
Nausea & Vomiting | 4.9 ± 15.4 | 5.3 ± 14.9 | 0.483 | 6.3 ± 18.7 | 4.9 ± 14.5 | 0.886 | 17.7 ± 23.1 | 22.1 ± 22.5 | 0.023 |
Pain | 18.5 ± 23.4 | 21.2 ± 22.4 | 0.144 | 18.7 ± 23.5 | 19.9 ± 22.8 | 0.812 | 3.6 ± 12.2 | 4.5 ± 16.1 | 0.964 |
Dyspnea | 2.8 ± 11.3 | 5.2 ± 16.6 | 0.146 | 6.7 ± 22.3 | 3.6 ± 12.2 | 0.789 | 10.0 ± 23.3 | 16 ± 26.9 | 0.019 |
Insomnia | 9.6 ± 21.8 | 16.4 ± 28.0 | 0.023 | 16.0 ± 31.0 | 12.3 ± 24.1 | 0.567 | 7.4 ± 19.9 | 10.5 ± 23.3 | 0.152 |
Appetite Loss | 8.6 ± 21.1 | 9.3 ± 22.2 | 0.861 | 8.0 ± 20.8 | 9.2 ± 21.9 | 0.593 | 15.8 ± 25.6 | 22.4 ± 29.1 | 0.032 |
Constipation | 19.7 ± 26.6 | 18.2 ± 28.5 | 0.293 | 12.7 ± 26.0 | 20.0 ± 27.6 | 0.039 | 2.4 ± 10.7 | 5.3 ± 19.9 | 0.271 |
Diarrhea | 3.0 ± 13.2 | 4.6 ± 18.2 | 0.585 | 5.3 ± 19.5 | 3.6 ± 15.2 | 0.754 | 61.7 ± 35.8 | 65.8 ± 37.5 | 0.103 |
Financial difficulties | 64.0 ± 37.3 | 63.3 ± 36.0 | 0.981 | 51.3 ± 42.7 | 65.8 ± 35.1 | 0.066 | 5.3 ± 15.4 | 4.9 ± 14.9 | 0.919 |
QLQ-CX24 Symptom scales | |||||||||
Symptom Experience | 13.8 ± 12.0 | 14.5 ± 11.0 | 0.265 | 12.5 ± 11.3 | 14.4 ± 11.5 | 0.215 | 12.8 ± 11.9 | 15.5 ± 10.9 | 0.005 |
Body Image | 23.8 ± 28.5 | 15.5 ± 23.5 | 0.013 | 16.7 ± 22.6 | 20.2 ± 27.1 | 0.549 | 16.9 ± 25.8 | 22.6 ± 26.8 | 0.050 |
Sexual/Vaginal Functioning | 29.9 ± 21.7 | 28.0 ± 24.4 | 0.852 | 36.1 ± 31.5 | 29.2 ± 21.8 | 0.542 | 31.6 ± 23.1 | 26.2 ± 20.4 | 0.422 |
Lymphoedema | 6.0 ± 18.3 | 9.6 ± 16.9 | 0.004 | 3.9 ± 12.7 | 8.5 ± 18.4 | 0.065 | 5.5 ± 17.0 | 10.2 ± 18.0 | 0.001 |
Peripheral Neuropathy | 19.0 ± 27.0 | 26.6 ± 30.3 | 0.012 | 21.2 ± 28.0 | 23.1 ± 29.1 | 0.799 | 24.0 ± 30.3 | 21.5 ± 27.2 | 0.585 |
Menopausal Symptoms | 19.0 ± 31.9 | 15.6 ± 28.8 | 0.342 | 14.1 ± 25.0 | 17.9 ± 31.3 | 0.869 | 18.8 ± 30.4 | 15.7 ± 30.4 | 0.227 |
Sexual Worry | 51.1 ± 42.3 | 39.9 ± 44.4 | 0.018 | 40.4 ± 46.4 | 46.6 ± 43.1 | 0.324 | 43.4 ± 43.0 | 48.0 ± 44.3 | 0.386 |
QLQ-CX24 Functional scales | |||||||||
Sexual Activity | 14.3 ± 21.6 | 3.8 ± 14.1 | 0.000 | 2.6 ± 11.1 | 10.4 ± 19.9 | 0.324 | 10.8 ± 19.8 | 7.3 ± 17.9 | 0.051 |
Sexual Enjoyment | 45.0 ± 29.2 | 38.5 ± 35.6 | 0.529 | 33.3 ± 0.0 | 44.1 ± 30.7 | 0.527 | 46.2 ± 32.3 | 39.7 ± 26.7 | 0.422 |