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Table 2 Median and IQR for the HRQOL summary score and its scales and symptom prevalence (defined as percent of individuals with any symptoms of the respective scale) among 1294 CRC long-term survivors

From: Health-related quality of life in long-term survivors of colorectal cancer and its association with all-cause mortality: a German cohort study

QLQ-C30 Scales

Median (IQR)

Symptom prevalence

Summary score

87.3 (75.3–94.4)

 

Global QOL

75.0 (58.3–83.3)

 

Functioning scales

 Physical functioning

86.7 (73.3–100)

 

 Role functioning

100 (66.7–100)

 

 Emotional functioning

83.3 (66.7–100)

 

 Cognitive functioning

83.3 (66.7–100)

 

 Social functioning

100 (66.7–100)

 

Symptom scales

 Fatigue

22.2 (0–33.3)

70%

 Nausea and vomiting

0 (0–0)

12%

 Pain

0 (0–33.3)

44%

 Dyspnea

0 (0–33.3)

38%

 Insomnia

33.3 (0–33.3)

52%

 Appetite loss

0 (0–0)

14%

 Constipation

0 (0–0)

24%

 Diarrhea

0 (0–33.3)

36%

 Financial difficulties

0 (0–0)

23%

  1. Abbreviations: CRC Colorectal cancer, HRQOL Health-related quality of life, IQR Interquartile range, QLQ-C30 Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30, QOL Quality of life
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