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

Table 5 Impact of clinical characteristics on HRQoL scores measured by QLQ-CR38 for patients who underwent radical surgery for rectal cancer

Variable	n	BI	SEF	SEE	FU	GI^a	DF^a,b	STO^a,b
Stoma
Yes	45	67 (56 to 97)	0 (0 to 83)	33 (0 to 67)	67 (67 to 100)	7 (0 to 13)	-	33 (14 to 45)
No	224	89 (67 to 100)	33 (0 to 100)	33 (0 to 67)	67 (67 to 100)	0 (0 to 13)	10 (5 to 24)	-
P value		0.004	0.396	0.427	0.049	0.400	-	-
Type of operation
APR	35	67 (56 to 100)	0 (0 to 50)	33 (0 to 67)	67 (67 to 100)	7 (0 to 13)	-	33 (14 to 48)
AR	223	89 (67 to 100)	25 (0 to 67)	33 (0 to 67)	67 (67 to 100)	0 (0 to 13)	10 (5 to 24)	19 (0 to 71)
CAA	8	94 (81 to 100)	58 (13 to 79)	67 (17 to 92)	67 (67 to 100)	0 (0 to 0)	12 (6 to 26)	-
Hartmann’s procedure	3	78 (56 to 100)	8 (0 to 17)	NA	67 (0 to 100)	0 (0 to 7)	-	38 (29 to 43)
P value		0.126	0.415	0.206	0.391	0.227	0.836	0.653
Postoperative time
≤24 months	72	89 (67 to 100)	17 (0 to 50)	33 (0 to 67)	67 (67 to 100)	0 (0 to 13)	24 (7 to 36)	33 (14 to 43)
24 to 60 months	100	89 (67 to 100)	33 (0 to 67)	33 (0 to 67)	67 (67 to 100)	0 (0 to 7)	12 (5 to 24)	24 (14 to 38)
>60 months	97	89 (67 to 100)	17 (0 to 67)	33 (0 to 67)	67 (67 to 100)	7 (0 to 13)	10 (0 to 19)	33 (10 to 67)
P value		0.951	0.993	0.972	0.763	0.414	0.000	0.685
Site of tumor
Low	69	78 (67 to 100)	0 (0 to 50)	33 (0 to 67)	67 (67 to 100)	7 (0 to 13)	17 (10 to 29)	33 (14 to 50)
Middle	135	89 (67 to 100)	25 (0 to 67)	33 (0 to 67)	67 (67 to 100)	0 (0 to 13)	14 (5 to 29)	17 (11 to 36)
High	65	89 (67 to 100)	33 (0 to 67)	33 (0 to 67)	67 (67 to 100)	0 (0 to 20)	5 (0 to 19)	29 (0 to 76)
P value		0.332	0.621	0.587	0.504	0.731	0.010	0.395

Data presented as median (range). ^aFor a symptom scale/item, a high score represents a worse HRQoL; ^bdefecation scores concern only non-stoma patients, and stoma-related problems concern only stoma patients. BI, body image; DF, defecation problems; FU, future perspective; GI, gastrointestinal problems; HRQoL, health-related quality of life; SEE, sexual enjoyment; SEF, sexual functioning; STO, stoma-related problems.

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