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Table 3 Association of utility score and VA score

From: Quality of life of women with breast cancer in a tertiary referral university hospital

Characteristic

Number (n = 173)

Utility value

VAS

Mean rank (sum of ranks)

z/χ2

p-value

Mean rank (sum of ranks)

z/χ2

p-value

Sociodemographic

       

 Age (years old)*

       

  30–39

7

72.93

2.304

0.680

73.93

1.505

0.826

  40–49

34

91.24

  

92.32

  

  50–59

61

91.92

  

89.35

  

  60–69

57

81.11

  

82.51

  

  > 70

14

86.32

  

82.64

  

 Marital status*

       

  Single

14

85.61

0.400

0.940

70.54

3.302

0.347

  Married

139

87.18

  

88.39

  

  Divorced

9

79.28

  

73.33

  

  Widowed

11

92.86

  

91.59

  

 Ethnicity*

       

  Malay

117

87.47

0.884

0.643

94.20

9.079

0.011

  Chinese

44

82.89

  

67.83

  

  Indian

12

97.50

  

87.13

  

  Others

0

0

  

0

  

 Formal education*

       

  None

8

63.69

3.555

0.314

88.00

0.960

0.81

  Primary

32

79.34

  

79.48

  

  Secondary

77

88.16

  

89.60

  

  Tertiary

56

93.12

  

87.57

  

 Employment status*

       

  Never employed

37

87.77

4.345

0.501

94.89

1.671

0.893

  Unemployed

32

82.48

  

82.83

  

  Self employed

4

66.75

  

81.38

  

  Part time

3

127.33

  

83.33

  

  Full time

48

93.48

  

88.79

  

  Pensioner

49

82.29

  

82.69

  

 Presence of concurrent illness

       

  Yes

99

83.41

− 1.121

0.262

80.07

− 2.132

0.033

  No

74

91.80

  

96.28

  

Duration and treatment

       

 Duration of BC*

       

  < 1 year

40

82.96

1.163

0.884

89.15

4.299

0.367

  ≥ 1–5 years

82

88.18

  

90.80

  

  ≥ 5–10 years

26

90.10

  

70.73

  

  ≥ 10–15 years

16

80.13

  

80.91

  

  ≥ 15 years

9

97.44

  

100.67

  

 Treatment received

       

 Endocrine (Hormonal) therapy

       

  Yes

121

89.24

− 0.922

0.357

87.02

− 0.008

0.993

  No

52

81.80

  

86.95

  

 Chemotherapy

       

  Yes

137

88.36

− 0.720

0.472

89.17

− 1.124

0.261

  No

36

81.81

  

78.75

  

 Radiotherapy

       

  Yes

121

89.43

− 1.000

0.317

89.78

− 1.126

0.260

  No

52

81.36

  

80.54

  

 Surgery

       

  Yes

163

88.02

− 1.108

0.268

86.44

− 0.596

0.551

  No

10

70.45

  

96.05

  

 Traditional medicine

       

  Yes

41

70.54

− 2.480

0.013

87.80

− 0.119

0.905

  No

132

92.11

  

86.75

  

Financial monthly income

       

 Individual* (RM)

       

  ≤ 500

64

87.13

0.733

0.866

84.46

2.159

0.540

  > 500–1000

24

81.33

  

76.44

  

  > 1000–5000

68

87.00

  

92.58

  

  > 5000

17

94.53

  

89.15

  

 Household* (RM)

       

  ≤ 1000

32

71.63

10.230

0.037

79.73

2.692

0.611

  > 1000–3000

52

91.38

  

86.07

  

  > 3000–5000

30

106.48

  

86.17

  

  > 5000–10,000

47

84.88

  

95.94

  

  > 10,000

12

68.58

  

77.50

  

 Savings affected

       

  Yes

42

85.74

− 0.193

0.847

82.60

− 0.663

0.507

  No

131

87.40

  

88.41

  

 Problem buying basic needs

       

  Yes

19

83.53

− 0.330

0.742

73.45

− 1.265

0.206

  No

154

87.43

  

88.67

  
  1. *Variables were tested by Kruskal Wallis test and presented as Chi-square
  2. Variables were tested by Mann Whitney U test and presented as z value
  3. Significant p-value at p < 0.05 (2 tailed)