Table 3 ORsa and 95% CIs for low (defined as values below the scale-specific median) HRQOL scales according to sociodemographic and clinical characteristics in CRC survivors (n = 1294) from cross-sectional analyses
Characteristics | n | Summary score < median | Global QOL < median | Physical functioning scale <median | Role functioning scale <median | Emotional functioning scale <median | Social functioning scale <median | Cognitive functioning scale <median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95% CI)b | OR (95% CI)b | OR (95% CI)b | OR (95% CI)b | OR (95% CI)b | OR (95% CI)b | OR (95% CI)b | ||
Sex | ||||||||
 Male | 740 | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) |
 Female | 554 | 1.19 (0.94–1.51) | 0.95 (0.75–1.21) | 1.65 (1.29–2.11) | 0.96 (0.75–1.22) | 1.01 (0.80–1.27) | 0.61 (0.48–0.78) | 0.78 (0.62–0.99) |
Age, years | ||||||||
 < 60 | 192 | 1.31 (0.93–1.86) | 1.21 (0.85–1.71) | 0.85 (0.60–1.21) | 1.21 (0.85–1.72) | 1.38 (0.98–1.96) | 1.46 (1.02–2.10) | 1.19 (0.85–1.68) |
 60–69 | 520 | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) |
 70–79 | 479 | 1.21 (0.94–1.57) | 1.20 (0.93–1.56) | 1.70 (1.31–2.22) | 1.15 (0.89–1.49) | 0.97 (0.75–1.25) | 0.77 (0.59–1.01) | 1.29 (1.00–1.66) |
 ≥ 80 | 103 | 1.58 (1.00–2.49) | 1.85 (1.15–2.96) | 3.91 (2.34–6.52) | 2.07 (1.30–3.29) | 0.89 (0.57–1.39) | 0.58 (0.36–0.94) | 1.85 (1.17–2.91) |
Education | ||||||||
 Low | 597 | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) |
 Middle | 393 | 0.99 (0.76–1.30) | 0.68 (0.52–0.89) | 0.96 (0.73–1.26) | 0.95 (0.73–1.25) | 0.95 (0.73–1.23) | 1.09 (0.82–1.43) | 1.04 (0.80–1.35) |
 High | 292 | 0.86 (0.64–1.16) | 0.58 (0.43–0.78) | 0.67 (0.49–0.91) | 0.87 (0.64–1.17) | 0.89 (0.66–1.19) | 0.75 (0.55–1.02) | 0.79 (0.59–1.06) |
Family status | ||||||||
 Single | 52 | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) |
 Married/in partnership | 991 | 0.96 (0.54–1.72) | 0.87 (0.49–1.57) | 0.73 (0.40–1.34) | 0.86 (0.48–1.54) | 0.98 (0.55–1.74) | 1.14 (0.63–2.09) | 1.16 (0.65–2.07) |
 Divorced | 65 | 1.35 (0.63–2.89) | 0.98 (0.46–2.09) | 0.99 (0.45–2.18) | 0.97 (0.45–1.08) | 0.97 (0.46–2.05) | 1.09 (0.49–2.41) | 1.21 (0.57–2.55) |
 Widowed | 147 | 0.97 (0.50–1.89) | 1.14 (0.58–2.24) | 0.67 (0.33–1.37) | 0.82 (0.42–1.60) | 0.94 (0.49–1.82) | 1.02 (0.51–2.06) | 1.38 (0.71–2.67) |
Tumor location | ||||||||
 Colon | 613 | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) |
 Rectum | 552 | 1.11 (0.84–1.45) | 1.02 (0.77–1.33) | 1.33 (1.01–1.76) | 1.28 (0.98–1.69) | 1.03 (0.79–1.35) | 1.41 (1.07–1.86) | 0.90 (0.68–1.17) |
 Both | 58 | 1.95 (1.08–3.54) | 1.48 (0.82–2.68) | 1.39 (0.77–2.53) | 1.23 (0.69–2.19) | 0.83 (0.47–1.45) | 1.19 (0.66–2.16) | 1.14 (0.65–2.02) |
Metastases | ||||||||
 No | 872 | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) |
 Yes | 209 | 1.43 (1.02–2.01) | 1.11 (0.79–1.55) | 1.29 (0.91–1.83) | 1.04 (0.74–1.46) | 1.14 (0.81–1.59) | 1.47 (1.03–2.10) | 1.33 (0.95–1.86) |
Other Cancer | ||||||||
 No | 997 | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) |
 Yes | 270 | 1.39 (1.05–1.85) | 1.38 (1.03–1.83) | 1.32 (0.99–1.77) | 1.38 (1.04–1.84) | 1.03 (0.78–1.37) | 1.60 (1.20–2.15) | 1.35 (1.02–1.79) |
Therapy | ||||||||
 None | 681 | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) |
 Chemotherapy | 285 | 0.90 (0.66–1.23) | 1.03 (0.75–1.40) | 1.13 (0.82–1.56) | 1.07 (0.78–1.47) | 0.90 (0.66–1.23) | 1.21 (0.88–1.68) | 0.93 (0.68–1.27) |
 Radiation | 40 | 1.02 (0.52–1.99) | 1.59 (0.79–3.20) | 0.89 (0.44–1.82) | 0.89 (0.45–1.76) | 0.66 (0.34–1.29) | 1.74 (0.87–3.50) | 0.75 (0.38–1.46) |
 Chemotherapy + Radiation | 268 | 1.56 (1.11–2.18) | 1.57 (1.12–2.20) | 0.96 (0.68–1.35) | 1.62 (1.16–2.27) | 1.04 (0.74–1.45) | 2.33 (1.64–3.31) | 1.33 (0.96–1.85) |
Current stoma | ||||||||
 No | 1130 | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) |
 Yes | 151 | 1.11 (0.76–1.62) | 1.30 (0.88–1.92) | 2.13 (1.42–3.20) | 1.87 (1.27–2.77) | 1.46 (1.00–2.14) | 2.44 (1.60–3.71) | 1.03 (0.71–1.50) |