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Table 4 EORTC QLQ-C30 mean scores (SE) at each time point

From: Health-related quality of life in survivors of stage I-II breast cancer: randomized trial of post-operative conventional radiotherapy and hypofractionated tomotherapy

 

CR &TT at T0

CR at T1

TT at T1

CR at T2

TT at T2

CR at T3

TT at T3

CR at T4

TT at T4

CR at T5

TT at T5

n=121

n=62

n=59

n=62

n=59

n=50

n=51

n=30

n=36

n=16

n=18

physical functioning

83,64

80,08 (1,64)

79,39 (2,03)

80,69 (1,70)

82,03 (2,18)

85,44 (1,96)

83,64 (1,97)

84,08 (3,50)

88,69 (1,88)

84,89 (3,29)

89,89 (3,19)

role functioning

68,32

66,93 (3,51)

64,99 (4,22)

75,70 (3,45)

75,79 a (4,26)

81,86 (4,62)

84,65 (4,45)

85,54 (5,73)

94,08 (5,38)

88,11 (9,41)

97,49 (8,67)

cognitive functioning

84,44

76,10 (2,82)

77,77 (3,02)

80,88 (2,50)

81,27 (2,94)

79,92 (3,60)

83,77 (3,40)

81,10 (4,26)

85,95 (3,51)

80,27 (3,23)

86,52 (5,67)

emotional functioning

76,65

75,96 (2,50)

75,44 (2,60)

75,56 (2,60)

78,52 (2,74)

76,65 (3,46)

77,32 (2,80)

76,65 (4,36)

80,69 (4,14)

77,69 (6,17)

81,34 (4,50)

social functioning

81,40

78,63 (2,10)

71,71 (3,08)

83,86 (2,64)

82,55 a (2,89)

89,39 (3,25)

84,74 (3,69)

92,52 (6,16)

90,50 (4,48)

92,86 (7,41)

89,74 (6,97)

global health status

68,11

67,00 (2,22)

59,02 (2,90)

68,52 (2,24)

65,81 (3,09)

72,28 (2,48)

72,61 (3,14)

72,28 (3,22)

76,19 (3,78)

74,36 (4,06)

78,53 (5,30)

fatigue

32,32

42,88 a (3,11)

45,45 a (3,83)

36,51 (2,45)

33,28 a (3,93)

30,93 (3,15)

27,21 (3,58)

24,55 (4,86)

18,86 (3,71)

21,91 (6,53)

14,96 (5,55)

nausea & vomiting

6,34

8,84 (3,16)

13,31 (3,20)

4,70 (2,77)

7,20 (2,88)

1,47 (3,29)

4,67 (2,62)

3,56 (3,30)

−0,23 (3,55)

2,17 (5,99)

−2,00 (6,63)

pain

24,52

21,74 (3,68)

24,21 (3,45)

20,42 (3,39)

21,93 (3,93)

16,53 (4,35)

19,18 (3,55)

17,85 (5,34)

15,43 (4,11)

15,14 (7,29)

12,02 (7,38)

dyspnea

13,22

17,11 (3,28)

17,47 (2,45)

24,15 (2,89)

22,42 (4,08)

18,08 (3,71)

15,22 (3,62)

14,33 (4,65)

14,23 (3,97)

19,47 (4,53)

15,31 (5,67)

insomnia

30,85

29,74 (3,96)

30,25 (4,10)

33,59 (4,43)

31,43 (4,67)

28,77 (4,59)

26,19 (4,26)

29,74 (6,08)

19,74 (4,74)

32,94 (6,43)

26,69 (9,56)

loss of appetite

11,57

11,01 (4,00)

20,66 (4,36)

8,84 (3,84)

11,57 (3,18)

0,46 (4,48)

6,90 (2,86)

11,57 a (6,19)

1,47 (4,23)

11,57 (8,05)

−5,10 (5,27)

obstipation

11,85

14,07 (3,44)

19,12 (4,03)

12,94 (3,89)

18,74 (3,55)

14,62 (4,95)

9,85 (3,86)

5,18 (3,71)

9,83 (4,34)

7,68 (7,98)

−2,74 a (5,24)

diarrhea

5,23

8,01 (2,89)

8,26 (1,99)

9,06 (3,41)

9,83 (2,52)

6,62 (2,97)

5,90 (1,78)

9,68 (3,48)

1,19 (1,92)

5,23 (0,00)

7,32 (4,78)

financial difficulty

11,29

15,18 (2,25)

12,51 (2,59)

14,57 (2,88)

11,87 (2,24)

15,46 (2,74)

8,63 (2,99)

14,63 (6,26)

5,23 (4,22)

15,46 (4,17)

17,54 a (7,59)

  1. a Indicates more or equal to ten-point difference from previous time point.
  2. T0: baseline, T1: last day RT, T2: 3 months post-RT, T3: 1 year post-RT, T4: 2 years post-RT, T5: 3 years post-RT.