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

Table 6 Multiple linear regression analysis of sociodemographic and clinical variables significantly associated with HRQoL scores for patients who underwent radical surgery for rectal cancer

Variable	PF	RF	EF	SF	QL	FI^a	BI	FU
Variable	(n = 269)	(n = 269)	(n = 269)	(n = 268)	(n = 265)	(n = 268)	(n = 266)	(n = 268)
Age	−0.196^b	−0.067	0.076	0.052	−0.050	−0.201^b	−0.073	0.119
Sex	−0.119	−0.066	−0.071	0.043	−0.032	-	0.009	−0.127
Occupation	-	0.046	-	0.015	0.178^c	−0.046	−0.014	0.050
Education	-	-	0.013	0.078	-	−0.174^b	−0.049	−0.038
Stoma	−0.106	−0.092	−0.144^b	−0.197^b	−0.064	0.209^b	−0.239^b	−0.122^b
TNM stage	−0.088	−0.053	−0.123^b	−0.091	-	-	-	-
Postoperative months	0.054	0.128^b	-	0.125^b	0.021	−0.157^b	0.005	0.018
Site of tumor	-	-	-	0.105	-	−0.001	-	-

Data presented as beta values. ^aFor a symptom scale/item, a high score represents worse HRQoL; ^bP <0.05. BI, body image; CF, cognitive functioning; EF, emotional functioning; FI, financial difficulties; FU, future perspective; HRQoL, health-related quality of life; PF, physical functioning; QL, global health status; RF, role functioning; SF, social functioning; TNM, tumor, node, metastasis.

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