Table 1 Descriptive statistics for QOL and its components. (N = 365)

 Male

293 (80.27)

68.13 ± 16.46

87.93 ± 16.62

19.33 ± 5.42

17.47 ± 6.84

15.33 ± 4.65

15.99 ± 6.12

19.80 ± 7.37

 Female

72 (19.73)

67.96 ± 15.76

86.26 ± 14.82

18.64 ± 6.07

18.10 ± 6.83

15.70 ± 4.39

15.52 ± 6.07

18.30 ± 6.85

 18–55

74 (20.27)

68.30 ± 16.13*

88.22 ± 18.13

19.74 ± 5.55

17.21 ± 7.48

15.09 ± 4.88

16.26 ± 7.04

19.92 ± 8.27

 56–65

125 (34.25)

69.35 ± 16.46*

88.00 ± 15.78

19.71 ± 5.31

17.62 ± 6.65

15.99 ± 4.27

16.03 ± 6.02

18.65 ± 6.66

 66–75

115 (31.51)

69.36 ± 15.77*

88.92 ± 15.36*

19.04 ± 5.42

18.52 ± 6.70

15.54 ± 4.58

16.25 ± 5.17

19.56 ± 7.34

 >75

51 (13.97)

61.85 ± 16.43*

82.73 ± 16.25*

17.53 ± 6.23

15.98 ± 6.45

14.09 ± 4.80

14.26 ± 6.73

20.88 ± 7.03

 Primary/Middle school

210 (57.53)

66.00 ± 15.55*

85.47 ± 15.92**

19.12 ± 5.42

16.87 ± 6.91*

14.97 ± 4.40*

15.03 ± 5.99*

19.48 ± 7.39

 High or secondary school

85 (23.29)

68.71 ± 14.95

88.05 ± 14.45**

19.59 ± 4.93

17.53 ± 6.42*

15.49 ± 4.29

16.10 ± 5.41*

19.34 ± 6.71

 Junior College and over

70 (19.18)

73.63 ± 18.81*

93.43 ± 18.09**

18.96 ± 6.63

19.83 ± 6.71*

16.59 ± 5.33*

18.25 ± 6.67*

19.80 ± 7.71

 Single/Divorced/Separated/Widow

35 (9.59)

68.16 ± 14.46

88.46 ± 15.46

19.25 ± 5.24

17.65 ± 6.17

15.97 ± 4.80

15.29 ± 5.83

20.30 ± 7.71

 Married/Cohabitation

330 (90.41)

68.09 ± 16.51

87.51 ± 16.38

19.19 ± 5.60

17.58 ± 6.91

15.34 ± 4.58

15.96 ± 6.14

19.42 ± 7.25

 No

194 (53.15)

68.20 ± 16.23

87.06 ± 16.59

20.09 ± 4.93**

16.97 ± 7.22

15.83 ± 4.34

15.31 ± 6.32

18.86 ± 6.94

 Yes

171 (46.85)

67.97 ± 16.44

88.21 ± 15.94

18.19 ± 6.05**

18.30 ± 6.32

14.92 ± 4.84

16.56 ± 5.80

20.24 ± 7.61

 No

161 (44.11)

67.88 ± 16.21

87.16 ± 16.09

19.30 ± 5.55

17.22 ± 7.12

15.60 ± 4.36

15.78 ± 5.89

19.28 ± 7.06

 Yes

204 (55.89)

68.26 ± 16.42

87.95 ± 16.45

19.12 ± 5.57

17.89 ± 6.60

15.25 ± 4.78

15.99 ± 6.29

19.69 ± 7.47

 No

221 (60.54)

67.58 ± 16.10

86.81 ± 16.05

19.29 ± 5.50

17.28 ± 6.97

15.33 ± 4.77

15.67 ± 6.12

19.23 ± 7.51

 Yes

144 (39.45)

68.88 ± 16.65

88.81 ± 16.60

19.06 ± 5.65

18.08 ± 6.61

15.51 ± 4.32

16.24 ± 6.10

19.93 ± 6.93

 No

199 (54.52)

66.31 ± 15.93*

85.65 ± 16.04*

18.72 ± 5.62

16.83 ± 6.56*

15.08 ± 4.62

15.67 ± 5.74

19.34 ± 7.07

 Yes

166 (45.48)

70.23 ± 16.54*

89.94 ± 16.30*

19.78 ± 5.43

18.50 ± 7.06*

15.78 ± 4.55

16.18 ± 6.53

19.70 ± 7.56

 No

304 (83.29)

68.14 ± 16.67

87.46 ± 16.36

19.35 ± 5.61

17.41 ± 6.82

15.46 ± 4.55

15.92 ± 6.19

19.32 ± 7.25

 Yes

61 (16.71)

67.87 ± 14.51

88.30 ± 15.98

18.46 ± 5.25

18.50 ± 6.90

15.13 ± 4.87

15.78 ± 5.72

20.43 ± 7.47

 ≤1 month

300 (82.2)

67.79 ± 16.52

87.28 ± 16.32

19.36 ± 5.37

17.28 ± 6.79

15.47 ± 4.53

15.68 ± 6.11

19.49 ± 6.95

 >1 month

65 (17.8)

69.49 ± 15.34

89.06 ± 16.09

18.45 ± 6.32

19.05 ± 6.92

15.09 ± 4.89

16.90 ± 6.03

19.57 ± 8.73

 No

157 (43)

67.97 ± 15.96

87.99 ± 16.27

18.98 ± 5.54

17.77 ± 7.12

15.52 ± 4.33

15.70 ± 6.02

20.02 ± 6.82

 Yes

208 (57)

68.19 ± 16.61

87.30 ± 16.31

19.36 ± 5.57

17.46 ± 6.63

15.31 ± 4.79

16.04 ± 6.18

19.12 ± 7.61

 I

233 (63.8)

68.57 ± 16.62

88.08 ± 16.42

19.53 ± 5.57

17.62 ± 6.75

15.31 ± 4.61

16.10 ± 6.06

19.51 ± 7.28

 II+III

127 (36.8)

67.24 ± 15.76

86.73 ± 16.03

18.59 ± 5.49

17.54 ± 7.01

15.58 ± 4.57

15.53 ± 6.20

19.49 ± 7.33

 G1

235 (64.4)

68.44 ± 46.56

87.81 ± 16.67

19.65 ± 5.30*

17.58 ± 6.76

15.31 ± 4.64

15.89 ± 6.18

19.37 ± 7.06

 G2+G3

130 (35.6)

67.49 ± 15.89

87.23 ± 15.62

18.40 ± 5.91*

17.61 ± 7.00

15.56 ± 4.53

15.92 ± 6.01

19.74 ± 7.69

 Urothelial Carcinoma

354 (96.99)

68.04 ± 16.25

87.53 ± 16.15

19.18 ± 5.59

17.57 ± 6.83

15.37 ± 4.60

15.91 ± 6.05

19.49 ± 7.30

 Adenocarcinoma

5 (1.37)

65.20 ± 5.71

89.47 ± 11.85

19.20 ± 3.35

15.00 ± 7.73

17.00 ± 3.24

14.00 ± 4.64

24.27 ± 6.65

 Squamous Cell Carcinoma

6 (1.64)

73.66 ± 25.57

89.92 ± 27.27

20.33 ± 5.57

20.82 ± 6.55

15.83 ± 5.56

16.67 ± 10.65

16.27 ± 5.86