Table 3 Comparison of EORTC Scores across Variables
From: Retrospective quality of life study in patients with retroperitoneal sarcoma in an Asian population
Age | Sex | Race | Organs Resected | Recurrence | Post-operative Complication | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Global health | ≤59 | > 59 | Female | Male | Chinese | Others | 0 | 1–2 | 3–4 | No | Yes | None | Class I | Class II | Class III | |
Mean | 88.2 | 74.5 | 90.0 | 73.7 | 79.2 | 97.5 | 72.4 | 82.0 | – | 85.1 | 79.4 | 84.1 | – | 78.6 | 71.8 | |
p-value | 0.040 | 0.014 | 0.092 | 0.439 | 0.436 | 0.237 | ||||||||||
Functioning Scales | ||||||||||||||||
Physical functioning | Mean | 95.1 | 79.4 | 96.4 | 79.1 | 85.8 | 96.7 | 69.3 | 90.1 | – | 92.3 | 84.6 | 88.0 | – | 89.2 | 77.8 |
p-value | 0.030 | 0.016 | 0.300 | 0.432 | 0.330 | 0.755 | ||||||||||
Role functioning | Mean | 97.9 | 81.2 | 95.5 | 84.3 | 88.0 | 100 | 90.0 | 90.0 | – | 97.0 | 85.7 | 93.9 | – | 75.0 | 88.9 |
p-value | 0.020 | 0.126 | 0.287 | 0.947 | 0.145 | 0.076 | ||||||||||
Emotional functioning | Mean | 90.0 | 79.2 | 92.5 | 77.6 | 83.2 | 93.8 | 82.9 | 84.7 | – | 91.3 | 81.0 | 86.5 | – | 78.4 | 83.3 |
p-value | 0.145 | 0.041 | 0.354 | 0.411 | 0.191 | 0.455 | ||||||||||
Cognitive functioning | Mean | 96.1 | 91.1 | 95.5 | 91.9 | 92.7 | 100 | 90.8 | 93.7 | – | 98.5 | 91.1 | 93.0 | – | 94.4 | 94.4 |
p-value | 0.165 | 0.311 | 0.176 | 0.411 | 0.044 | 0.607 | ||||||||||
Social functioning | Mean | 87.5 | 91.7 | 96.7 | 70.6 | 80.3 | 100 | 73.3 | 84.7 | – | 93.9 | 77.0 | 82.6 | – | 83.3 | 77.8 |
p-value | 0.371 | 0.009 | 0.213 | 0.858 | 0.120 | 0.948 | ||||||||||
Symptom scales | ||||||||||||||||
Fatigue | Mean | 10.8 | 27.7 | 6.7 | 30.4 | 22.0 | 0 | 38.9 | 17.8 | – | 15.1 | 21.4 | 15.4 | – | 25.9 | 29.6 |
p-value | 0.036 | 0.003 | 0.076 | 0.433 | 0.477 | 0.167 | ||||||||||
Nausea and vomiting | Mean | 0 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | – | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.5 | – | 8.3 | 0 |
p-value | 0.163 | 0.849 | 0.603 | 0.447 | 0.871 | 0.391 | ||||||||||
Pain | Mean | 3.6 | 13.5 | 1.9 | 14.4 | 9.8 | 0 | 29.1 | 5.2 | – | 4.1 | 10.9 | 5.7 | – | 13.9 | 22.2 |
p-value | 0.086 | 0.028 | 0.266 | 0.966 | 0.272 | 0.136 | ||||||||||
Dyspnoea | Mean | 4.2 | 12.5 | 2.2 | 13.7 | 9.5 | 0 | 26.6 | 5.3 | – | 6.1 | 9.5 | 4.5 | – | 11.1 | 22.2 |
p-value | 0.168 | 0.054 | 0.300 | 0.357 | 0.591 | 0.059 | ||||||||||
Insomnia | Mean | 4.2 | 16.1 | 6.1 | 13.7 | 11.6 | 0 | 26.6 | 6.7 | – | 8.3 | 11.1 | 11.7 | – | 0 | 22.2 |
p-value | 0.141 | 0.356 | 0.351 | 0.509 | 0.750 | 0.569 | ||||||||||
Appetite loss | Mean | 4.2 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | – | 3.0 | 7.9 | 7.6 | – | 0 | 11.1 |
p-value | 0.518 | 0.904 | 0.463 | 0.280 | 0.469 | 0.542 | ||||||||||
Constipation | Mean | 4.2 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 7.8 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 0 | 6.7 | – | 3.0 | 6.3 | 7.6 | – | 0 | 0 |
p-value | 0.700 | 0.295 | 0.662 | 0.086 | 0.559 | 0.188 | ||||||||||
Diarrhoea | Mean | 3.6 | 12.5 | 6.7 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 0 | 25.0 | 5.3 | – | 3.0 | 10.7 | 7.2 | – | 0 | 33.3 |
p-value | 0.265 | 0.741 | 0.445 | 0.261 | 0.360 | 0.745 | ||||||||||
Financial difficulties | Mean | 12.0 | 14.6 | 3.9 | 21.6 | 14.3 | 6.3 | 40.0 | 9.0 | – | 9.1 | 15.5 | 8.7 | – | 11.1 | 44.4 |
p-value | 0.774 | 0.044 | 0.557 | 0.593 | 0.502 | 0.128 | ||||||||||