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Table 7 Shows the difference in physical functioning between patients with radio- and chemotherapy compared to patients with other treatments

From: Quality of life after cancer—How the extent of impairment is influenced by patient characteristics

Score

Chemo- and radiotherapy a

N

M ± SD

Median

Q25

Q75

p- value

Difference

PF

no

1263

67.75 ± 20.90

66.67

53.33

86.67

.001

19.36

yes

563

48.39 ± 21.08

66.67

46.67

80.00

  1. Abbreviation:PF physical functioning
  2. a yes = combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, no = any other treatment