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Table 4 Variables showing no significant association with time elapsed since radiotherapy on multivariate analyses

From: Relationship between time elapsed since completion of radiotherapy and quality of life of patients with breast cancer

Variables

Regression coefficients

Standard error

Standard regression coefficient

t

p-value

Role function

 Constant term

75.366

18.565

   

 Age

0.473

0.215

0.214

2.200

0.030

 Level of education

2.609

2.232

0.121

1.169

0.245

 Surgical technique

−0.220

2.450

−0.009

− 0.090

0.929

 Surgical staging

−5.807

3.145

−0.189

−1.846

0.068

 Number of chemotherapy cycles

−0.137

0.976

− 0.014

− 0.141

0.888

 Time elapsed since completion of RT

2.231

1.977

0.108

1.129

0.262

Financial impact of disease

 Constant term

76.843

31.830

   

 Age

0.392

0.369

0.095

1.062

0.291

 Degree of education

−14.859

3.827

−0.370

−3.883

0.000

 Surgical technique

7.793

4.201

0.174

1.855

0.066

 Surgical staging

−13.631

5.393

−0.237

−2.528

0.013

 Number of chemotherapy cycles

2.638

1.673

0.139

1.576

0.118

 Time elapsed since completion of RT

−3.202

3.390

−0.083

−0.944

0.347

Perception of own body

 Constant term

32.595

16.150

   

 Age

0.429

0.187

0.215

2.292

0.024

 Level of education

6.407

1.942

0.329

3.300

0.001

 Surgical technique

−0.084

2.131

−0.004

−0.039

0.969

 Surgical staging

4.279

2.736

0.154

1.564

0.121

 Number of chemotherapy cycles

−0.563

0.849

−0.061

− 0.663

0.508

 Time elapsed since `completion of RT

3.219

1.720

0.173

1.871

0.064

 Sexual activity

     

 Constant term

60.288

23.972

   

 Age

0.810

0.278

0.270

2.916

0.004

 Level of education

−4.535

2.882

−0.156

−1.574

0.119

 Surgical technique

−0.926

3.164

−0.029

− 0.293

0.770

 Surgical staging

3.943

4.061

0.095

0.971

0.334

Number of chemotherapy cycles

−1.596

1.260

−0.116

−1.267

0.208

 Time elapsed since completion of RT

−3.547

2.553

−0.127

−1.389

0.168

Enjoyment of sexual activity

 Constant term

55.928

23.971

   

 Age

0.830

0.278

0.274

2.989

0.003

 Level of education

−4.352

2.882

−0.147

−1.510

0.134

 Surgical technique

−0.105

3.164

−0.003

− 0.033

0.974

 Surgical staging

5.184

4.061

0.123

1.277

0.205

 Number of chemotherapy cycles

−1.677

1.260

−0.120

−1.330

0.186

 Time elapsed since completion of RT

−4.524

2.553

−0.160

−1.772

0.079

Symptoms in the breast

 Constant term

42.090

24.453

   

 Age

−0.080

0.283

−0.028

− 0.282

0.778

 Level of education

−1.213

2.940

−0.044

−0.413

0.681

 Surgical technique

−2.557

3.227

−0.083

−0.792

0.430

 Surgical staging

0.934

4.143

0.024

0.225

0.822

 Number of chemotherapy cycles

0.097

1.285

0.007

0.076

0.940

 Time elapsed since completion of RT

−4.410

2.604

−0.167

−1.693

0.093