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Table 3 Results of the univariable regression analyses with the WHOQOL-BREF and EORTC QLQ-C30 domains/scales as dependent variables

From: The association of depressive symptoms, personality traits, and sociodemographic factors with health-related quality of life and quality of life in patients with advanced-stage lung cancer: an observational multi-center cohort study

 

WHOQOL-BREF

EORTC QLQ-C30

General facet

Physical health

Psychological health

Social relationships

Environment

General Health Status/QoL

Physical functioning

Role functioning

Emotional functioning

Cognitive functioning

Social functioning

Independent variables

β

β

β

β

β

β

β

β

β

β

β

Age

− 0.168**

0.042

0.032

0.074

0.069

− 0.052

− 0.002

0.045

− 0.074

0.058

0.120

Gendera

−0.011

−0.121

− 0.075

0.185**

0.077

−0.114

− 0.218**

− 0.185**

− 0.039

− 0.163*

− 0.105

Marital status: no partner versus having a partnerb

−0.078

− 0.101

0.039

0.170**

0.079

− 0.043

− 0.076

− 0.038

− 0.132

− 0.010

− 0.163*

Educational level: low versus highc

0.023

0.029

0.086

0.111

0.170**

−0.047

−0.006

− 0.008

0.046

0.214**

0.024

Ethnicity: Caucasian versus other ethnicityd

−0.127

−0.023

− 0.103

0.049

0.010

−0.056

− 0.001

−0.018

− 0.034

0.007

− 0.079

Employment: yes versus having no jobe

0.218**

0.203**

0.096

−0.018

0.075

0.257**

0.246**

0.135*

0.120

0.148*

0.182**

ECOG: 0 to 1 versus 2 or higherf

−0.220**

− 0.301**

−0.197**

− 0.211**

−0.123

− 0.200**

−0.311**

− 0.319**

−0.127

0.012

−0.220**

CES-D

−0.534**

−0.575**

− 0.653**

−0.168**

− 0.465**

−0.589**

− 0.482**

−0.525**

− 0.786**

−0.575**

− 0.505**

STAI Trait

−0.236

− 0.356**

−0.518**

− 0.225**

−0.522**

− 0.260**

−0.209**

− 0.151*

−0.597**

− 0.341**

−0.280**

NEO-FFI neuroticism

−0.153*

−0.296**

− 0.494**

−0.230**

− 0.389**

−0.269**

− 0.163*

−0.217**

− 0.525**

−0.276**

− 0.231**

NEO-FFI extraversion

0.196**

0.210

0.278**

0.216**

0.209**

0.179**

0.179**

0.137

0.203**

0.016

0.195**

NEO-FFI openness

0.049

−0.132

0.002

0.039

−0.059

− 0.045

−0.114

− 0.155*

0.058

− 0.020

−0.067

NEO-FFI agreeableness

0.051

0.177**

0.163*

0.139

0.198**

0.153*

0.145*

0.135

0.240**

0.140

0.148*

NEO-FFI conscientiousness

0.172**

0.291**

0.314**

0.238**

0.295**

0.242**

0.243**

0.187**

0.181**

0.132

0.292**

  1. *P-values of p ≤ 0.10
  2. **P-values of p ≤ 0.05
  3. aMale is reference
  4. bNo partner is reference
  5. cLow educational level is reference
  6. dOther ethnicity is reference
  7. eNo job is reference
  8. f0 to 1 is reference
  9. CES-D score, STAI trait score and NEO-FFI scale scores represent continuous variables
  10. Abbreviations: β standardized beta,WHOQOL-BREF, World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF questionnaire, EORTC QLQ-C30 European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30, ECOG Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, CES-D Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, STAI State Trait Anxiety Inventory, NEO-FFI Neuroticism-Extraversion-Openness Five-Factor Inventory
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