Table 5 Quality of life score according to the Residence, Smoking, and Occupation in CC patients
QLQ Items | Residence | P | Smoking | P | Occupation | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rural | Urban | Smokers | Non-smokers | Employed | Not employed | ||||
n = 202 | n = 121 | n = 18 | n = 305 | n = 8 | n = 315 | ||||
QLQ-C30 Functional scales | |||||||||
Global Health Status/QOL | 63.6 ± 16.7 | 65.8 ± 19.1 | 0.251 | 71.3 ± 19.6 | 64.0 ± 17.5 | 0.044 | 70.8 ± 16.1 | 64.3 ± 17.7 | 0.264 |
Physical Functioning | 86.7 ± 13.9 | 84.2 ± 15.6 | 0.255 | 87.4 ± 13.1 | 85.7 ± 14.7 | 0.764 | 90.8 ± 15.9 | 85.6 ± 14.5 | 0.162 |
Role Functioning | 90.5 ± 17.3 | 89.5 ± 20.2 | 0.887 | 85.2 ± 27.3 | 90.4 ± 17.7 | 0.645 | 93.8 ± 12.4 | 90.1 ± 18.5 | 0.678 |
Emotional Functioning | 81.2 ± 21.2 | 78.8 ± 25.0 | 0.822 | 84.3 ± 19.4 | 80.1 ± 22.9 | 0.649 | 82.3 ± 26.5 | 80.3 ± 22.6 | 0.590 |
Cognitive Functioning | 79.8 ± 24.5 | 84.2 ± 22.7 | 0.096 | 81.5 ± 18.0 | 81.4 ± 24.2 | 0.580 | 89.6 ± 15.3 | 81.2 ± 24.1 | 0.406 |
Social Functioning | 76.8 ± 29.4 | 72.9 ± 32.0 | 0.338 | 91.7 ± 21.6 | 74.4 ± 30.6 | 0.011 | 79.2 ± 30.5 | 75.2 ± 30.4 | 0.668 |
QLQ-C30 Symptom scales | |||||||||
Fatigue | 15.1 ± 17.9 | 18.0 ± 20.1 | 0.253 | 17.3 ± 25.1 | 16.1 ± 18.4 | 0.792 | 5.6 ± 10.3 | 16.4 ± 18.9 | 0.073 |
Nausea & Vomiting | 5.1 ± 15.4 | 5.1 ± 14.9 | 0.984 | 8.3 ± 25.7 | 4.9 ± 14.4 | 0.762 | 2.1 ± 5.9 | 5.2 ± 15.3 | 0.790 |
Pain | 18.5 ± 21.0 | 22.0 ± 25.7 | 0.488 | 23.1 ± 30.3 | 19.6 ± 22.4 | 0.935 | 8.3 ± 17.8 | 20.1 ± 23 | 0.086 |
Dyspnea | 3.5 ± 13.9 | 5.0 ± 14.7 | 0.210 | 7.4 ± 24.4 | 3.8 ± 13.4 | 0.752 | 4.2 ± 11.8 | 4.0 ± 14.3 | 0.748 |
Insomnia | 11.9 ± 24.0 | 14.6 ± 27.2 | 0.452 | 14.8 ± 28.5 | 12.8 ± 25.1 | 0.470 | 4.2 ± 11.8 | 13.1 ± 25.5 | 0.377 |
Appetite Loss | 9.7 ± 22.0 | 7.6 ± 21.0 | 0.201 | 18.5 ± 38.3 | 8.4 ± 20.2 | 0.378 | 8.3 ± 15.4 | 8.9 ± 21.8 | 0.691 |
Constipation | 19.8 ± 27.3 | 17.6 ± 27.9 | 0.338 | 14.8 ± 28.5 | 19.2 ± 27.5 | 0.445 | 8.3 ± 15.4 | 19.3 ± 27.7 | 0.324 |
Diarrhea | 4.8 ± 17.7 | 2.2 ± 12.0 | 0.138 | 7.4 ± 24.4 | 3.6 ± 15.2 | 0.344 | 0 | 3.9 ± 16.0 | 0.440 |
Financial difficulties | 65.7 ± 36.1 | 60.3 ± 37.3 | 0.282 | 51.9 ± 46.0 | 64.4 ± 35.9 | 0.181 | 50.0 ± 39.8 | 64.0 ± 36.5 | 0.295 |
QLQ-CX24 Symptom scales | |||||||||
Symptom Experience | 14.3 ± 11.2 | 13.9 ± 12.0 | 0.394 | 10.3 ± 9.1 | 14.4 ± 11.6 | 0.445 | 11.7 ± 8.3 | 14.2 ± 11.6 | 0.652 |
Body Image | 18.7 ± 25.2 | 21.2 ± 28.4 | 0.544 | 7.4 ± 15.2 | 20.4 ± 26.8 | 0.050 | 13.9 ± 20.4 | 19.8 ± 26.6 | 0.781 |
Sexual/ Vaginal Functioning | 25.7 ± 19.2 | 33.1 ± 24.2 | 0.252 | 27.8 ± 12.7 | 29.6 ± 22.4 | 0.989 | 50 ± 14.4 | 28.6 ± 22 | 0.071 |
Lymphoedema | 8.2 ± 17.3 | 7.2 ± 18.4 | 0.362 | 11.1 ± 22.9 | 7.6 ± 17.3 | 0.634 | 0 | 8 ± 17.8 | 0.164 |
Peripheral Neuropathy | 21.9 ± 27.0 | 24.2 ± 31.7 | 0.988 | 22.2 ± 32.3 | 22.8 ± 28.7 | 0.711 | 25 ± 46.3 | 22.7 ± 28.4 | 0.515 |
Menopausal Symptoms | 13.7 ± 26.9 | 23.1 ± 34.7 | 0.018 | 22.2 ± 37.9 | 17.0 ± 29.9 | 0.821 | 20.8 ± 30.5 | 17.2 ± 30.4 | 0.622 |
Sexual Worry | 43.7 ± 43.4 | 48.8 ± 44.1 | 0.319 | 40.7 ± 45.1 | 45.9 ± 43.6 | 0.597 | 45.8 ± 43.4 | 45.6 ± 43.7 | 0.997 |
QLQ-CX24 Functional scales | |||||||||
Sexual Activity | 6.7 ± 16.7 | 13.2 ± 21.7 | 0.002 | 7.4 ± 18.3 | 9.2 ± 19.1 | 0.628 | 20.8 ± 30.5 | 8.8 ± 18.6 | 0.184 |
Sexual Enjoyment | 41.4 ± 26.4 | 45.9 ± 33.7 | 0.598 | 44.4 ± 19.2 | 43.8 ± 30.8 | 0.978 | 88.9 ± 19.2 | 41.8 ± 29.2 | 0.011 |