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Table 5 Stratification of Disease-Control (Disease-free vs. Recurrence/Metastasis). Analysis with Kruskal-Wallis H-Test. Values given as Mean Rank

From: Patient’s quality of life after surgery and radiotherapy for extremity soft tissue sarcoma - a retrospective single-center study over ten years

QLQ-C30

No RT, Disease-free

No RT, Recurrence / Metastasis

Neoadj. RT, Disease-free

Neoadj. RT, Recurrence / Metastasis

H- and, p-value

Global QoL score

42.96

42.33

30.10

25.88

H (3) = 7.572

p = 0.056

Physical function score

44.92

44.33

26.94

27.50

H (3) = 13.787

p = 0.003*

Pairwise comparison

H- and p-value

Neoadj. RT + Disease-free vs. No RT + Disease free

H = 17.979, p = 0.003*

Neoadj. RT + Disease-free vs. Neoadj. RT + Recurrence/Metastasis

H = 0.559, p = 1.00

Neoadj. RT + Disease-free vs. No RT + Recurrence/Metastasis

H = 17.392, p = 0.28

Neoadj. RT + Recurrence/Metastasis vs. No RT + Recurrence/Metastasis

H = 16.833, p = 1.00

Neoadj. RT + Recurrence/Metastasis vs. No RT + Disease-free

H = 17.420, p = 0.616

No RT + Recurrence/Metastasis vs. No RT + Disease-free

H 0.587, p = 1.00

Role function score

43.44

45.17

30.00

19.50

H (3) = 10.696

p = 0.01*

Pairwise comparison

H- and p-value

Neoadj. RT + Disease-free vs. RT + Disease free

H = 13.440, p = 0,05*

Neoadj. RT + Disease-free vs. Neoadj. RT + Recurrence/Metastasis

H = 10.500, p = 1.00

Neoadj. RT + Disease-free vs. No RT + Recurrence/Metastasis

H = 15.167, p = 0.50

Neoadj. RT + Recurrence/Metastasis vs. No RT + Recurrence/Metastasis

H 25.667, p = 0.27

Neoadj. RT + Recurrence/Metastasis vs. No RT + Disease-free

H = 23.940, p = 0.15

No RT + Recurrence/Metastasis vs. No RT + Disease-free

H = − 1.727, p = 1.00

Emotional function score

40.88

44.92

31.73

20.75

H (3) = 6.468

p = 0.09

Cognitive function score

37.46

39.83

33.24

28.38

H (3) = 1.668

p = 0,64

Social function score

45.58

42.83

27.68

19.38

H (3) = 16.108

p = 0.001*

Pairwise comparison

H- and p-value

Neoadj. RT + Disease-free vs. RT + Disease free

H = 17.904, p = 0.002*

Neoadj. RT + Disease-free vs. Neoadj. RT + Recurrence/Metastasis

H = 8.301, p = 1.00

Neoadj. RT + Disease-free vs. No RT + Recurrence/Metastasis

H = 15.157, p = 0.45

Neoadj. RT + Recurrence/Metastasis vs. No RT + Recurrence/Metastasis

H = 23.458, p = 0.35

Neoadj. RT + Recurrence/Metastasis vs. No RT + Disease-free

H = 26.205, p = 0.06

No RT + Recurrence/Metastasis vs. No RT + Disease-free

H 2.747, p = 1.00

Fatigue score

27.50

24.42

36.57

44.38

H (3) = 5.969

p = 0.11

Pain score

28.52

29.92

39.09

48.38

H (3) = 6.598

p = 0.08

Insomnia score

33.42

33.25

33.79

57.75

H (3) = 6.665

p = 0.08

Appetite loss score

35.20

31.00

36.03

31.00

H (3) = 1.589

p = 0.66

Nausea and vomiting score

34.72

37.67

34.09

40.50

H (3) = 2.020

p = 0.56

Constipation score

33.30

29.00

35.93

46.75

H (3) = 4.962

p = 0.17

Diarrhoea score

32.20

33.67

35.11

45.12

H (3) = 2.946

P = 0.40

Dyspnea score

29.50

33.50

36.16

61.75

H (3) = 13.168

p = 0.004*

Pairwise comparison

H- and p-value

Neoadj. RT + Disease-free vs. RT + Disease free

H = −6.662, p = 0.78

Neoadj. RT + Disease-free vs. Neoadj. RT + Recurrence/Metastasis

H = −25.588, p = 0.02*

Neoadj. RT + Disease-free vs. No RT + Recurrence/Metastasis

H = − 2.662, p = 1.00

Neoadj. RT + Recurrence/Metastasis vs. No RT + Recurrence/Metastasis

H = −28.250, p = 0.05*

Neoadj. RT + Recurrence/Metastasis vs. No RT + Disease-free

H = − 32.250, p = 0.002*

No RT + Recurrence/Metastasis vs. No RT + Disease-free

H = − 4.000, p = 1.00

Financial problems score

28.42

30.83

39.21

46.62

H (3) = 7.567

p = 0.056

  1. * statistically significant (p < 0.05). Pairwise Comparison using Mann Whitney U-Test after Bonferroni procedure