| Parameter (cofactor) |
SF-36: physical health |
SF-36 mental health |
QLQ-C30: global health |
QLQ-C30: functioning |
QLQ-C30: symptoms |
| Sex |
| Male (N=28) |
65.8
(30.1-97.0) |
71.9
(46.7-88.4) |
70.7
(33.3-100.0) |
89.5
(55.3-100.0) |
15.1
(1.0-41.1) |
| Female (N=28) |
64.4
(14.5-94.2) |
72.6
(51.6-86.9) |
71.1
(7.5-100.0) |
87.9
(57.4-100.0) |
15.5
(0.0-52.0) |
| BMI |
| < 28 (N=32) |
67.6
(29.4-96.4) |
72.9
(47.5-87.2) |
71.4
(10.8-100.0) |
89.0
(50.9-100.0) |
13.5
(0.8-36.8) |
| ³ 28 (N=24) |
61.8
(13.0-95.0) |
71.4
(52.3-88.1) |
70.3
(50.0-98.3) |
88.3
(68.0-100.0) |
17.7
(0.0-52.7) |
| Rheumatic disease and/or invalidity |
| No (N=23) |
73.4 *
(21.6-97.5) |
72.8
(49.1-88.1) |
78.3 *
(23.3-100.0) |
93.0 *
(73.9-100.0) |
8.9 *
(0.0-25.6) |
| Yes (N=33) |
59.4 *
(19.1-93.9) |
71.9
(48.1-87.8) |
65.6 *
(21.7-100.0) |
85.7 *
(50.9-100.0) |
19.7 *
(0.8-51.5) |
| Rheumatic disease |
| No (N=46) |
68.1 *
(20.4-94.6) |
71.8
(48.9-87.5) |
71.7
(22.5-100.0) |
88.9
(54.8-100.0) |
14.2
(0.0-42.2) |
| Yes (N=10) |
51.5 *
(23.0-76.5) |
74.6
(51.9-85.8) |
66.7
(33.3-83.3) |
87.7
(67.3-96.0) |
20.4
(1.9-25.0) |
| Invalidity |
| No (N=36) |
68.0
(16.9-95.9) |
72.8
(50.9-88.4) |
72.5
(14.2-100.0) |
90.7
(70.2-100.0) |
13.1
(0.0-51.0) |
| Yes (N=20) |
60.0
(25.3-91.8) |
71.3
(45.5-87.5) |
68.0
(33.3-100.0) |
85.1
(49.3-100.0) |
19.3
(0.0-31.5) |
1Values of the components are expressed as arithmetic mean supplied with 5th-95th percentile range (in parentheses). SF-36 and QLQ -C30 were scored according to
the valid recommendations [11].
* Significantly different values between two categories given by the examined factor (p<0.05; ANCOVA adjusted for age as continuous variable) |
