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Table 6 Relationship between cancer severity variables and the QOL scores

From: The ability of cancer-specific and generic preference-based instruments to discriminate across clinical and self-reported measures of cancer severities

 

Mean score (SD)

 

QLQ-C30

FACT-G

EQ-5D

SF-6D

HUI-2

HUI-3

Stage of cancer

      

1

73.89 (12.94) *

87.71 (12.59) *

0.84 (0.13)

0.74 (0.08) *

0.84 (0.14) *

0.81 (0.21) *

2

74.72 (16.74) *

84.31 (13.54) *

0.84 (0.15)

0.73 (0.10) *

0.88 (0.10) *

0.79 (0.23) *

3

70.64 (22.27) *

82.63 (11.87) *

0.85 (0.14)

0.76 (0.11) *

0.86 (0.11) *

0.80 (0.22) *

4

65.02 (21.16) *

78.98 (15.37) *

0.82 (0.14)

0.71 (0.11) *

0.81 (0.15) *

0.71 (0.23) *

ECOG-PS 1

      

0

76.46 (17.93)*

84.93 (13.97)*

0.83 (0.21)*

0.77 (0.11)*

0.87 (0.15)*

0.83 (0.19)*

1

67.81 (20.47)*

81.11 (14.55)*

0.78 (0.15)*

0.72 (0.08)*

0.80 (0.19)*

0.75 (0.21)*

2-3

52.08 (15.97)*

71.50 (12.13)*

0.70 (0.18)*

0.71 (0.10)*

0.76 (0.14)*

0.61 (0.24)*

Self-reported health status

      

Excellent - very good

80.46 (17.41)*

88.33 (9.89)*

0.88 (0.14)*

0.78 (0.09)*

0.89 (0.09)*

0.84 (0.20)*

Good - fair

67.79 (15.03)*

81.78 (13.23)*

0.83 (0.13)*

0.72 (0.09)*

0.84 (0.13)*

0.77 (0.22)*

Poor - very poor

46.47 (19.74)*

65.78 (13.04)*

0.71 (0.11)*

0.61 (0.06)*

0.71 (0.14)*

0.54 (0.22)*

  1. * Comparison of mean values (using ANOVA), P < 0.05.
  2. 1Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status