Normative data for the EORTC QLQ-C30 from the Austrian general population

Lehmann, Jens; Giesinger, Johannes M.; Nolte, Sandra; Sztankay, Monika; Wintner, Lisa M.; Liegl, Gregor; Rose, Matthias; Holzner, Bernhard

doi:10.1186/s12955-020-01524-8

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Table 2 EORTC QLQ-C30 normative data for the Austrian general population stratified by age and sex (N = 1002)

From: Normative data for the EORTC QLQ-C30 from the Austrian general population

		Total	Females							Males
		Total	All	18–29	30–39	40–49	50–59	60–69	≥70	All	18–29	30–39	40–49	50–59	60–69	≥70
Physical functioning	M	89.72	88.59	90.85	93.33	88.98	90.47	86.93	81.27	90.92	93.96	89.86	92.19	91.13	92.27	84.00
Physical functioning	SD	13.89	14.43	9.69	10.81	14.26	13.81	16.02	17.98	13.22	6.56	12.70	12.57	14.48	12.17	18.76
Role functioning	M	88.92	87.71	91.09	92.98	86.63	87.67	86.63	81.50	90.19	94.79	93.24	89.39	89.00	87.83	83.83
Role functioning	SD	20.35	21.90	18.89	16.01	25.19	19.64	23.28	25.40	18.50	10.62	15.20	20.69	20.97	20.15	21.96
Emotional functioning	M	78.13	76.31	74.03	71.78	71.12	77.50	80.94	83.08	80.06	78.65	75.60	78.11	78.67	84.58	88.00
Emotional functioning	SD	22.25	22.85	26.18	24.73	23.69	20.55	18.51	19.08	21.46	24.85	21.91	23.81	21.58	14.62	12.92
Cognitive functioning	M	89.06	88.83	87.98	91.81	88.61	90.00	88.78	86.50	89.31	89.58	91.79	88.38	90.50	86.83	87.83
Cognitive functioning	SD	17.76	17.39	21.47	14.10	16.33	15.90	17.23	17.20	18.16	22.83	14.46	20.97	15.95	16.00	13.40
Social functioning	M	92.23	92.60	95.35	94.15	89.93	91.50	92.08	92.17	91.84	90.63	92.51	91.41	90.83	94.00	93.00
Social functioning	SD	17.14	15.95	9.78	13.14	19.32	18.13	18.55	15.80	18.33	20.05	18.18	18.66	19.60	13.97	17.16
Global health/QoL	M	75.65	73.98	75.00	77.34	71.37	74.42	74.59	71.75	77.41	80.73	77.78	74.83	76.25	77.17	76.75
Global health/QoL	SD	20.02	20.64	19.20	16.61	21.73	21.70	22.15	21.94	19.20	20.01	19.98	17.59	18.79	17.33	20.99
Fatigue	M	24.12	26.13	28.17	23.98	28.71	23.44	24.86	26.56	22.00	23.61	25.44	22.67	20.44	18.67	19.44
Fatigue	SD	22.72	23.72	19.61	22.64	25.56	25.58	25.02	24.37	21.43	20.84	22.21	23.28	23.00	18.54	18.83
Nausea/vomiting	M	1.99	2.38	5.04	2.05	2.48	1.33	1.82	1.00	1.57	2.60	1.21	2.02	0.50	1.67	1.00
Nausea/vomiting	SD	8.29	9.63	16.37	9.46	7.60	5.65	6.21	4.63	6.56	8.49	5.20	7.64	3.71	7.33	4.64
Pain	M	19.96	21.28	14.34	15.20	19.64	24.83	24.59	29.83	18.56	13.54	12.56	20.88	21.17	23.17	23.17
Pain	SD	24.33	25.37	18.97	18.93	25.12	26.77	26.70	30.65	23.12	20.27	19.66	24.34	23.21	23.16	26.96
Dyspnea	M	10.89	12.15	3.88	7.60	15.51	10.67	16.83	20.00	9.56	5.21	8.70	8.08	11.67	11.33	15.33
Dyspnea	SD	20.57	20.89	10.74	16.65	21.91	20.05	24.85	25.08	20.16	14.76	17.75	19.70	22.92	20.84	24.87
Insomnia	M	20.01	23.33	19.38	14.04	25.41	28.00	31.02	23.67	16.49	9.37	11.11	21.89	21.67	17.33	19.67
Insomnia	SD	27.84	30.27	27.25	23.47	29.89	33.77	33.51	31.18	24.55	19.15	21.12	27.02	26.98	23.52	26.91
Appetite loss	M	4.38	5.88	9.30	5.26	3.63	4.67	5.61	6.00	2.79	2.08	1.93	4.38	2.33	3.67	2.67
Appetite loss	SD	16.09	19.61	26.37	17.54	14.07	17.75	17.73	19.76	11.00	8.11	7.84	15.55	9.78	13.36	10.28
Constipation	M	6.18	7.76	5.43	9.36	9.57	4.33	6.60	11.33	4.50	2.08	4.83	3.70	5.00	4.33	8.67
Constipation	SD	17.28	19.95	19.02	23.31	20.74	13.95	17.70	22.84	13.72	8.11	14.31	12.51	15.27	12.27	19.37
Diarrhea	M	7.54	7.13	8.53	7.02	7.26	8.00	7.26	4.67	7.98	8.33	7.25	6.40	10.67	6.67	8.00
Diarrhea	SD	18.66	18.26	19.24	17.48	18.03	20.73	18.07	15.73	19.08	20.51	14.97	18.25	20.60	19.02	20.22
Financial difficulties	M	5.05	5.96	6.98	2.34	7.26	6.67	7.26	5.00	4.08	4.17	5.80	3.70	4.33	2.33	3.67
Financial difficulties	SD	17.56	18.77	21.13	10.63	21.93	20.12	20.39	15.27	16.13	18.25	20.56	13.38	15.48	9.81	15.68

M Mean scores, SD standard deviation, QoL quality of life

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