Table 3 Comparison of proportion of “problem” status in each EQ-5D category according to time after surgery between breast cancer patients and general population
BC according to time after surgery, month | BCa 0–5 | Age-matched GPb | p-value | BC 6–11 | Age-matched GP | p-value | BC 12–35 | Age-matched GP | p-value | BC 36–59 | Age-matched GP | p-value | BC 60- | Age-matched GP | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mobility | problem(%) | 12.8 | 9.0 | 0.469 | 10.9 | 8.7 | 0.517 | 6.7 | 11.7 | 0.076 | 5.6 | 12.8 | 0.006 | 10.6 | 17.5 | 0.012 |
no problem(%) | 87.2 | 91.0 | 89.1 | 91.3 | 93.3 | 88.3 | 94.4 | 87.2 | 89.4 | 82.5 | ||||||
self-care | problem(%) | 12.8 | 1.9 | 0.002 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 0.007 | 7.4 | 2.7 | 0.006 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.000 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 0.282 |
no problem(%) | 87.2 | 98.1 | 94.6 | 98.9 | 92.6 | 97.3 | 97.8 | 97.8 | 97.3 | 95.8 | ||||||
usual activities | problem(%) | 38.5 | 5.1 | < 0.001 | 20.7 | 5.2 | < 0.001 | 13.4 | 6.0 | 0.002 | 11.1 | 8.1 | 0.192 | 10.2 | 11.1 | 0.702 |
no problem(%) | 61.5 | 94.9 | 79.3 | 94.8 | 86.6 | 94.0 | 88.9 | 91.9 | 89.8 | 88.9 | ||||||
pain /discomfort | problem(%) | 64.1 | 26.9 | < 0.001 | 54.3 | 21.2 | < 0.001 | 47.0 | 22.7 | < 0.001 | 42.2 | 25.4 | < 0.001 | 36.3 | 28.8 | 0.028 |
no problem(%) | 35.9 | 73.1 | 45.7 | 78.8 | 53.0 | 77.3 | 57.8 | 74.6 | 63.7 | 71.2 | ||||||
anxiety /depression | problem(%) | 53.8 | 14.7 | < 0.001 | 37.0 | 12.2 | < 0.001 | 43.6 | 12.4 | < 0.001 | 42.8 | 12.1 | < 0.001 | 38.1 | 15.3 | < 0.001 |
no problem(%) | 46.2 | 85.3 | 63.0 | 87.8 | 56.4 | 87.6 | 57.2 | 87.9 | 61.9 | 84.7 | ||||||