Table 4 Patients' baseline and follow-up symptoms scores on the EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-LC13 (the higher values indicate a greater degree of symptoms, min.: 0, max.: 100)
From: Quality of life in lung cancer patients: does socioeconomic status matter?
| Â | Baseline | Follow-up | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Affluent/intermediate (n = 35) Mean (SE) | Deprived (n = 47) Mean (SE) | P*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â | Affluent/intermediate (n = 35) Mean (SE) | Deprived (n = 47) Mean (SE) | P* |
Cough | 44.7 (5.8) | 53.9 (4.2) | 0.19 | 33.3 (4.3) | 41.1 (4.8) | 0.33 |
Haemoptysis | 9.5 (3.7) | 11.3 (3.5) | 0.72 | 1.0 (0.9) | 6.4 (2.8) | 0.11 |
Dyspnoea | 27.8 (4.6) | 41.6 (3.7) | 0.02 | 30.7 (4.4) | 39.5 (4.1) | 0.17 |
Pain (overall) | 23.3 (3.7) | 24.8 (3.9) | 0.92 | 25.2 (4.7) | 23.7 (4.2) | 0.52 |
Pain in chest | 16.2 (4.2) | 26.2 (4.4) | 0.12 | 22.8 (4.9) | 25.5 (5.0) | 0.91 |
Pain in shoulder | 17.1 (4.6) | 19.8 (4.1) | 0.62 | 28.6 (6.0)) | 24.1 (4.7) | 0.61 |
Pain elsewhere | 25.7 (5.1) | 15.6 (4.0) | 0.07 | 22.8 (4.9) | 18.4 (4.4) | 0.37 |
Fatigue | 26.0 (4.2) | 38.3 (4.3) | 0.06 | 34.9 (4.3) | 43.7 (4.0) | 0.17 |
Nausea and vomiting | 7.6 (2.3) | 7.8 (2.6) | 0.65 | 15.2 (3.9) | 9.9 (2.6) | 0.35 |
Peripheral neuropathy | 3.8 (3.0) | 18.4 (4.7) | 0.01 | 19.0 (4.6) | 16.3 (3.8) | 0.66 |
Appetite loss | 22.8 (4.5) | 36.9 (5.4) | 0.12 | 33.3 (5.4) | 31.2 (5.0) | 0.68 |
Sleep difficulties | 27.6 (5.7) | 31.2 (5.6) | 0.81 | 24.7 (4.8) | 24.8 (5.2) | 0.66 |
Financial difficulties | 6.6 (3.0) | 8.5 (3.1) | 0.87 | 11.4 (4.5) | 7.1 (3.2) | 0.40 |