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Table 4 Impact of clinical characteristics on HRQoL scores measured by QLQ-C30 for patients who underwent radical surgery for rectal cancer

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

Variable

n

QL

PF

EF

SF

FAa

PAa

FIa

Stoma

        

Yes

45

67 (50 to 83)

87 (73 to 93)

83 (67 to 100)

67 (67 to 83)

11 (0 to 33)

0 (0 to 33)

33 (17 to 67)

No

224

67 (56 to 83)

87 (80 to 100)

92 (75 to 100)

100 (67 to 100)

22 (0 to 33)

0 (0 to 17)

0 (0 to 33)

P value

 

0.462

0.034

0.011

0.000

0.645

0.111

0.000

Type of operation

        

APR

35

67 (50 to 83)

87 (73 to 93)

83 (67 to 100)

67 (67 to 83)

11 (0 to 33)

17 (0 to 33)

33 (0 to 33)

AR

223

67 (54 to 83)

87 (80 to 100)

92 (75 to 100)

100 (67 to 100)

22 (0 to 33)

0 (0 to 17)

0 (0 to 33)

CAA

8

88 (42 to 100)

87 (80 to 98)

96 (77 to 100)

83 (67 to 100)

11 (0 to 31)

0 (0 to 13)

17 (0 to 58)

Hartmann’s procedure

3

63 (58 to 67)

67 (67 to 73)

83 (33 to 100)

17 (0 to 83)

33 (11 to 33)

0 (0 to 50)

100 (67 to 100)

P value

 

0.687

0.073

0.204

0.000

0.735

0.332

0.000

Postoperative time

        

≤24 months

72

67 (58 to 83)

87 (75 to 100)

92 (67 to 100)

83 (67 to 100)

22 (0 to 33)

0 (0 to 33)

33 (0 to 33)

24 to 60 months

100

67 (50 to 83)

87 (75 to 100)

92 (75 to 100)

83 (67 to 100)

22 (0 to 33)

0 (0 to 17)

0 (0 to 33)

>60 months

97

67 (58 to 83)

87 (80 to 100)

92 (79 to 100)

100 (67 to 100)

11 (0 to 28)

0 (0 to 17)

0 (0 to 33)

P value

 

0.993

0.798

0.160

0.070

0.358

0.156

0.038

Site of tumor

        

Low

69

67 (50 to 83)

87 (80 to 100)

92 (75 to 100)

67 (67 to 100)

11 (0 to 33)

0 (0 to 17)

33 (0 to 33)

Middle

135

67 (50 to 83)

87 (80 to 100)

92 (75 to 100)

83 (67 to 100)

22 (0 to 33)

0 (0 to 17)

0 (0 to 33)

High

65

67 (67 to 83)

93 (76 to 100)

92 (75 to 100)

100 (83 to 100)

11 (0 to 33)

0 (0 to 17)

0 (0 to 33)

P value

 

0.631

0.574

0.839

0.001

0.420

0.287

0.095

  1. Data presented as median (range). aFor a symptom scale/item, a high score represents a worse HRQoL. APR, abdominoperineal resection; AR, anterior resection; CAA, coloanal anastomosis; 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.