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Table 3 EORTC QLQ-C30 normative data for the Austrian general population stratified by age (N = 1002)

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

 

Total

18–29

30–39

40–49

50–59

60–69

≥70

Physical functioning

M

89.72

92.44

91.59

90.58

90.80

89.48

82.39

SD

13.89

8.37

11.89

13.50

14.11

14.50

18.30

Role functioning

M

88.92

92.98

93.11

88.02

88.33

87.21

82.46

SD

20.35

15.32

15.56

23.02

20.26

21.76

24.00

Emotional functioning

M

78.13

76.38

73.70

74.62

78.08

82.68

85.11

SD

22.25

25.56

23.36

23.94

21.01

16.80

16.95

Cognitive functioning

M

89.06

88.80

91.80

88.50

90.25

87.85

87.05

SD

17.76

22.14

14.23

18.74

15.88

16.61

15.72

Social functioning

M

92.23

92.94

93.33

90.68

91.17

93.00

92.51

SD

17.14

16.01

15.85

18.95

18.83

16.48

16.32

Global health/QoL

M

75.65

77.92

77.56

73.10

75.33

75.82

73.81

SD

20.02

19.78

18.32

19.78

20.26

19.96

21.63

Fatigue

M

24.12

25.84

24.71

25.69

21.95

21.90

23.63

SD

22.72

20.33

22.37

24.57

24.30

22.29

22.47

Nausea/vomiting

M

1.99

3.80

1.63

2.25

.92

1.74

1.00

SD

8.29

12.99

7.61

7.60

4.79

6.74

4.62

Pain

M

19.96

13.93

13.88

20.26

23.00

23.91

27.09

SD

24.33

19.60

19.28

24.67

25.05

24.98

29.29

Dyspnea

M

10.89

4.56

8.15

11.79

11.17

14.20

18.08

SD

20.57

12.93

17.16

21.10

21.48

23.09

25.02

Insomnia

M

20.01

14.28

12.57

23.65

24.84

24.48

22.02

SD

27.84

23.95

22.30

28.46

30.64

29.85

29.48

Appetite loss

M

4.38

5.62

3.59

4.00

3.50

4.68

4.63

SD

16.09

19.64

13.62

14.79

14.34

15.76

16.57

Constipation

M

6.18

3.72

7.08

6.63

4.67

5.52

10.24

SD

17.28

14.58

19.39

17.33

14.59

15.33

21.45

Diarrhea

M

7.54

8.43

7.13

6.83

9.33

6.98

6.04

SD

18.66

19.85

16.22

18.09

20.65

18.45

17.73

Financial difficulties

M

5.05

5.54

4.08

5.48

5.50

4.90

4.45

SD

17.56

19.72

16.43

18.19

17.94

16.34

15.40

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