Quality of life in rectal cancer patients after radical surgery: a survey of Chinese patients

Table 2 Impact of sociodemographic characteristics on HRQoL scores measured by QLQ-C30 for patients who underwent radical surgery for rectal cancer

Variable	n	QL	PF	EF	SF	FA^a	PA^a	FI^a
Age
Young (<45 years)	24	67 (52 to 90)	90 (80 to 100)	75 (67 to 92)	75 (67 to 100)	22 (3 to 42)	8 (0 to 17)	33 (0 to 100)
Middle age (45 to 60 years)	77	75 (67 to 100)	93 (80 to 100)	92 (75 to 100)	83 (67 to 100)	11 (0 to 33)	0 (0 to 17)	33 (0 to 33)
Old (≥60 years)	168	67 (50 to 83)	87 (75 to 100)	92 (75 to 100)	100 (67 to 100)	22 (0 to 33)	0 (0 to 17)	0 (0 to 33)
P value		0.082	0.039	0.021	0.325	0.284	0.643	0.011
Sex
Male	171	67 (58 to 88)	87 (80 to 100)	92 (75 to 100)	83 (67 to 100)	11 (0 to 33)	0 (0 to 17)	0 (0 to 33)
Female	98	67 (50 to 83)	87 (73 to 100)	92 (73 to 100)	100 (67 to 100)	22 (0 to 33)	0 (0 to 33)	0 (0 to 33)
P value		0.319	0.056	0.191	0.792	0.043	0.002	0.913
Occupation
Working	120	75 (67 to 100)	93 (80 to 100)	92 (75 to 100)	83 (67 to 100)	11 (0 to 33)	0 (0 to 17)	33 (0 to 33)
Not working	149	67 (50 to 83)	87 (73 to 100)	92 (75 to 100)	92 (67 to 100)	22 (0 to 33)	0 (0 to 17)	0 (0 to 33)
P value		0.002	0.019	0.713	0.409	0.129	0.652	0.297
Education
Primary school or less	62	67 (50 to 83)	87 (73 to 100)	92 (67 to 100)	92 (67 to 100)	22 (3 to 33)	0 (0 to 33)	33 (0 to 33)
Middle school	149	67 (67 to 83)	87 (80 to 100)	92 (83 to 100)	83 (67 to 100)	11 (0 to 33)	0 (0 to 17)	0 (0 to 33)
University or more	58	67 (50 to 85)	87 (80 to 100)	92 (75 to 100)	100 (67 to 100)	22 (0 to 44)	0 (0 to 17)	0 (0 to 33)
P value		0.321	0.224	0.100	0.904	0.019	0.018	0.110

Data presented as median (range). ^aFor a symptom scale/item, a high score represents a worse HRQoL. EF, emotional functioning; FA, fatigue; FI, financial difficulties; HRQoL, health-related quality of life; PA, pain; PF, physical functioning; QL, global health status; SF, social functioning.

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