Table 8 Factors associated with quality of life of patients with breast cancer at Khartoum Oncology Hospital

Age

0.94

0.135

0.25

0.04–1.55

Comorbidity

0.44

0.355

0.67

0.28–1.58

Medications (ref. conventional therapy)

 Hormonal therapy

0.53

0.01**

3.74

1.32–10.63

 Targeted therapy

1.13

0.04*

10.2

1.11–93.88

 Stage of tumor (ref. stage 1)

 Stage 2

0.73

0.13

0.33

0.08–1.39

 Stage 3

0.41

0.26

0.64

0.29–1.41

Cycle of chemotherapy

0.41

0.36

0.69

0.31–1.54

QLQ-C30-Symptom scales

Age

1.01

0.516

1.921

0.27–13.79

Comorbidity

0.46

0.863

0.924

0.38–2.26

Medications (ref. conventional therapy)

 Hormonal therapy

0.67

0.000***

0.07

0.02–0.29

 Targeted therapy

0.86

0.08

0.22

0.04–1.25

 Stage of tumor (ref. stage 1)

 Stage 2

0.85

0.14

3.52

0.67–18.61

 Stage 3

0.39

0.76

1.13

0.53–2.42

 Cycle of chemotherapy

0.40

0.87

0.94

0.43–2.05