Table 3 Global health and functional scales in QLQ-C30 by independent variables (N = 239) a
From: Quality of life of Bahraini women with breast cancer: a cross sectional study
Characteristic | Global health /QoL Mean(SD) | Functional scales in QLQ-C30b | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physical functioning Mean(SD) | Role functioning Mean (SD) | Emotional functioning Mean (SD) | Cognitive functioning Mean (SD) | Social functioning Mean (SD) | ||
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
≤50 year | 67.7(20.04) | 77.37(20.47) | 69.97(37.06) | 60.30(33.32) | 70.31(30.42) | 76.03(32.89) |
>50 years | 58.90(22.07) | 71.63(22.91) | 67.32(34.55) | 67.57(33.37) | 77.55(28.71) | 79.53(26.33) |
P-value | 0.147 | 0.271 | 0.176 | 0.710 | 0.412 | 0.005 |
Time since diagnosis | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Early diagnosed | 61.66(27.20) | 74.09(24.02) | 58.82(40.04) | 55.00(38.57) | 70.95(32.92) | 70.47(39.41) |
Transitional period | 62.76(20.99) | 73.69(21.30) | 66.66(36.06) | 64.37(33.02) | 74.93(29.76) | 76.37(28.90) |
Long term survivors | 67.00(18.65) | 77.36(21.30) | 76.97(32.54) | 65.76(31.44) | 71.92(28.83) | 82.67(27.14) |
P-value | 0.478 | 0.400 | 0.034 | 0.461 | 0.574 | 0.179 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Single | 68.11(18.05) | 73.91(23.69) | 61.59(40.95) | 59.78(39.22) | 69.56(31.24) | 66.66(41.43) |
Married | 65.56(19.97) | 77.83(17.98) | 70.96(34.17) | 63.95(32.00) | 74.84(28.92) | 81.04(25.86) |
Divorced | 58.33(27.34) | 62.85(29.31) | 50.00(44.61) | 55.95(38.31) | 57.14(34.41) | 70.23(37.65) |
Widowed | 56.04(24.45) | 67.50(28.08) | 69.58(36.57) | 66.04(35.37) | 75.41(30.65) | 71.79(35.28) |
P-value | 0.041 | 0.123 | 0.216 | 0.780 | 0.205 | 0.371 |
Educational level | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Illiterate | 61.25(24.29) | 73.11(21.85) | 67.77(33.59) | 75.00(30.66) | 78.24(28.74) | 77.40(24.32) |
Primary | 54.16(25.21) | 60.66(27.14) | 57.77(42.82) | 54.72(32.65) | 75.55(30.86) | 77.22(30.47) |
Intermediate | 68.56(23.13) | 78.55(23.09) | 64.39(42.81) | 65.94(36.31) | 71.73(33.87) | 71.01(38.34) |
High school | 66.87(17.12) | 79.17(18.63) | 73.04(33.18) | 59.77(34.25) | 71.19(29.46) | 79.21(33.17) |
College graduate | 65.27(65.27) | 76.34(76.34) | 70.73(70.73) | 58.33(58.33) | 69.44(69.44) | 77.38(77.38) |
P -value | 0.059 | 0.009 | 0.548 | 0.009 | 0.284 | 0.535 |
Employment | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 67.83(15.88) | 76.53(21.81) | 73.00(36.24) | 60.20(32.46) | 72.00(29.82) | 78.00(31.66) |
No | 62.47(23.53) | 73.51(21.89) | 65.52(36.75) | 64.00(33.58) | 73.44(30.26) | 74.48(30.68) |
Retired | 62.91(18.58) | 76.83(21.08) | 74.12(32.58) | 64.37(35.45) | 74.16(29.46) | 87.08(26.00) |
P-value | 0.428 | 0.516 | 0.196 | 0.559 | 0.924 | 0.024 |
Monthly income | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<500 | 60.55(23.06) | 71.46(23.62) | 63.61(36.96) | 62.05(34.81) | 72.39(30.22) | 71.75(32.61) |
500–999 | 67.10(17.35) | 78.59(18.88) | 69.34(37.16) | 65.02(32.54) | 75.73(29.22) | 79.82(30.00) |
>1000 | 68.47(19.79) | 79.13(17.92) | 82.60(27.65) | 64.13(32.00) | 72.82(30.70) | 90.94(17.46) |
P-value | 0.036 | 0.087 | 0.005 | 0.974 | 0.818 | 0.001 |
Menopausal status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Premenopause | 67.20(20.32) | 76.84(20.34) | 67.43(37.60) | 59.49(34.30) | 69.54(31.75) | 74.24(33.45) |
Perimenopause | 67.82(16.07) | 77.77(20.15) | 71.75(35.37) | 62.96(33.65) | 69.90(30.03) | 83.79(28.86) |
Postmenopause | 57.77(23.19) | 70.88(23.51) | 68.51(34.74) | 67.97(32.41) | 79.21(26.74) | 78.65(26.58) |
P-value | 0.016 | 0.142 | 0.831 | 0.123 | 0.057 | 0.268 |
Pathological staging | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Stage 0 and I | 66.87(17.65) | 74.33(22.26) | 66.66(36.98) | 59.58(31.72) | 69.58(32.66) | 82.08(28.59) |
Stage II | 65.55(23.14) | 74.55(23.43) | 69.49(35.17) | 64.58(32.92) | 77.50(28.59) | 72.31(30.88) |
Stage III and IV | 58. 08 (26.47) | 68.23(23.60) | 50.98(41.83) | 53.67 (37.67) | 67.15 (28.86) | 65.68(34.55) |
P-value | 0.295 | 0.411 | 0.072 | 0.313 | 0.151 | 0.054 |
Metastases | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 52.45(19.93) | 55.29(24.69) | 26.47(38.66) | 42.64(37.71) | 55.88(36.29) | 57.29(37.00) |
No | 64.56(21.25) | 76.22(20.76) | 71.81(33.79) | 64.89(32.77) | 74.61(29.03) | 78.84(29.41) |
P value | 0.016 | 0.001 | 0.000 | 0.016 | 0.024 | 0.009 |
Mastectomy | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 60.47(22.93) | 71.86(22.81)777.57(20.22) | 64.22(37.31) | 61.49(34.97) | 74.64(28.91) | 73.50(30.57) |
No | 66.87(19.22) | Â | 72.74(34.43) | 65.02(32.18) | 71.89(30.94) | 81.21(29.84) |
P-value | 0.026 | 0.053 | 0.053 | 0.536 | 0.613 | 0.010 |
Lumpectomy | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 67.08(19.26) | 77.68(20.36) | 72.86(34.16) | 65.48(31.92) | 71.90(30.58) | 81.40(29.59) |
No | 60.14(22.88) | 71.59(22.70) | 63.86(37.59) | 60.91(35.23) | 74.70(29.26) | 73.09(30.76) |
P-value | 0.017 | 0.033 | 0.048 | 0.435 | 0.514 | 0.007 |
Lymph node dissection | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 63.44(21.19) | 75.50(21.28) | 67.92(36.40) | 62.64(33.70) | 73.11(29.94) | 77.47(30.50) |
No | 65.00(22.75) | 70.47(24.10) | 70.95(34.61) | 65.71(33.07) | 73.33(30.30) | 77.14(30.54) |
P-value | 0.771 | 0.255 | 0.753 | 0.545 | 0.937 | 0.776 |
Chemotherapy | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 64.41(20.95) | 76.00(20.73) | 67.28(37.02) | 61.31(34.19) | 73.54(29.26) | 77.16(30.70) |
No | 60.68(22.88) | 69.42(24.88) | 73.55(31.73) | 71.19(30.00) | 72.10(32.78) | 78.26(29.36) |
P-value | 0.358 | 0.122 | 0.472 | 0.080 | 0.828 | 0.895 |
Radiotherapy | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 64.25(21.06) | 75.82(21.94) | 69.72(36.11 | 63.77(33.12) | 73.40(29.60) | 79.10(29.48) |
No | 60.74(22.83) | 68.94(19.68) | 62.28(35.65) | 60.58(36.25) | 72.52(31.96) | 68.42(33.73) |
P-value | 0.538 | 0.024 | 0.172 | 0.779 | 0.992 | 0.043 |