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Table 3 Patients' baseline and follow-up functioning and global quality of life scores on the EORTC QLQ-C30 (the higher values indicate a higher level of functioning and quality of life, min.: 0, max.: 100)

From: Quality of life in lung cancer patients: does socioeconomic status matter?

 

Baseline

Follow-up

 

Affluent/intermediate

(n = 35)

Mean (SE)

Deprived

(n = 47)

Mean (SE)

P*        

Affluent/intermediate

(n = 35)

Mean (SE)

Deprived

(n = 47)

Mean (SE)

P*

Role functioning

72.8 (5.9)

58.5 (4.9)

0.04

52.8 (5.0)

41.5 (4.4)

0.09

Physical functioning

74.3 (3.7)

61.7 (3.8)

0.03

58.8 (4.2)

53.6 (3.6)

0.33

Cognitive functioning

85.2 (3.4)

86.9 (3.1)

0.69

77.6 (4.4)

83.0 (3.3)

0.34

Social functioning

86.6 (3.9)

85.8 (3.7)

0.96

80.9 (4.1)

82.9 (3.2)

0.77

Emotional functioning

80.0 (3.4)

78.2 (3.4)

0.84

74.5 (3.5)

76.8 (3.4)

0.41

Global quality of life

56.9 (3.3)

51.4 (3.5)

0.18

53.8 (4.3)

50.3 (3.8)

0.59

  1. SE = standard error of mean. * Mann-Whitney test.