Table 2 Effects of baseline characteristics and skin conditions bothered by skin symptoms and signs in patients
Factor | Yes | No | p-value*# |
|---|---|---|---|
a | |||
Bother of dry skin | |||
Sweating in the radiation field | 0.0042* | ||
Absent sweating and hotness | 102 (71.83) | 40 (28.17) | |
Absent sweating | 89 (47.09) | 100 (52.91) | |
Normal | 20 (22.22) | 70 (77.78) | |
Dryness in the radiation field | <.0001* | ||
Dry skin and itchy | 142 (77.17) | 42 (22.83) | |
Dry skin | 66 (42.31) | 90 (57.69) | |
Normal | 3 (3.70) | 78 (96.30) | |
Seasonal skin irritation | 0.0796 | ||
Yes | 138 (72.25) | 53 (27.75) | |
No | 73 (31.74) | 157 (68.26) | |
History of post-RT severe skin disorder | 0.0193* | ||
Yes | 57 (75.00) | 19 (25.00) | |
No | 154 (44.64) | 191 (55.36) | |
Skin color deposition | <.0001* | ||
Severe | 82 (73.21) | 30 (26.79) | |
Mild | 111 (49.55) | 113 (50.45) | |
None | 18 (21.18) | 67 (78.82) | |
Interval after radiotherapy, months | 0.1609 | ||
< 1 | 22 (50.00) | 22 (50.00) | |
1–6 | 53 (48.62) | 56 (51.38) | |
6–12 | 53 (58.24) | 38 (41.76) | |
12–24 | 48 (51.61) | 45 (48.39) | |
> 24 | 35 (41.67) | 49 (58.33) | |
b | |||
Depression due to the skin problems | |||
Interval after radiotherapy, months | 0.0446* | ||
< 1 | 7 (15.91) | 37 (84.09) | |
1–6 | 21 (19.27) | 88 (80.73) | |
6–12 | 19 (20.88) | 72 (79.12) | |
12–24 | 24 (25.81) | 69 (74.19) | |
> 24 | 18 (21.43) | 66 (78.57) | |
Sweating in the radiation field | 0.0002* | ||
Absent sweating and hotness | 52 (36.62) | 90 (63.38) | |
Absent sweating | 29 (15.34) | 160 (84.66) | |
Normal | 8 (8.89) | 82 (91.11) | |
Dryness in the radiation field | 0.1349 | ||
Dry skin and itch | 48 (26.09) | 136 (73.91) | |
Dry skin | 35 (22.44) | 121 (77.56) | |
Normal | 6 (7.41) | 75 (92.59) | |
Skin color deposition | 0.0008* | ||
Severe | 38 (33.93) | 74 (66.07) | |
Mild | 47 (20.98) | 177 (79.02) | |
None | 4 (4.71) | 81 (95.29) | |