Table 3 EQ-5D-3L scores according to general and clinical characteristics of the study patients

 Less than 40

54

0.918

(0.071)

0.448

76.3

(18.0)

0.338

 40–49

263

0.921

(0.075)

77.8

(17.5)

 50–59

385

0.912

(0.092)

78.5

(16.3)

 60 or more

125

0.907

(0.105)

80.6

(15.8)

Level of education (year)

 ≤6

36

0.864

(0.099)

<0.001

81.9

(16.0)

0.629

 7–9

80

0.880

(0.100)

77.7

(16.8)

 10–12

338

0.916

(0.090)

78.2

(17.9)

 ≥13

371

0.925

(0.079)

78.4

(15.8)

Marital status

 Married

692

0.917

(0.086)

0.045

78.6

(16.7)

0.697

 Widowed

45

0.901

(0.097)

79.0

(15.4)

 Divorced

39

0.879

(0.125)

78.1

(20.0)

 Unmarried

51

0.921

(0.072)

75.7

(16.2)

Surgery

 Mastectomy

303

0.915

(0.088)

0.872

78.8

(16.9)

0.678

 Breast conserving surgery

524

0.914

(0.088)

78.2

(16.6)

AJCC 7^th stage at diagnosis

 0

136

0.925

(0.081)

0.083

78.2

(16.3)

0.929

 1

361

0.918

(0.093)

78.1

(16.6)

 2

260

0.909

(0.083)

79.0

(16.4)

 3

68

0.895

(0.088)

78.4

(19.1)

Current chemotherapy

 No

793

0.915

(0.088)

0.361

78.5

(16.6)

0.602

 Yes

26

0.899

(0.081)

76.7

(18.9)

Current radiotherapy

 No

764

0.917

(0.087)

0.001

78.8

(16.3)

0.047

 Yes

55

0.877

(0.102)

72.8

(21.0)

 <1 year

147

0.893

(0.090)

0.003

77.5

(18.1)

0.385

 1 - < 2 years

104

0.903

(0.084)

76.7

(16.7)

 2 - < 3 years

106

0.921

(0.093)

78.2

(17.5)

 3 - < 4 years

125

0.914

(0.090)

78.5

(16.1)

 4 - < 5 years

91

0.934

(0.066)

81.8

(13.9)

 ≥5 years

254

0.922

(0.090)

78.6

(16.9)