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Table 3 The comparisons of Health-related Quality of life in different variables based on EQ-5D

From: The quality of life in women with cervical cancer and precancerous lesions of Han and ethnic minorities in Southwest China

 

Number

VAS score,

Mean (SD)

EQ-5D utility score

Mean (SD)

 

Han

Ethnic

Han

Ethnic

Han

Ethnic

Age in Years

  ≤ 39

48

26

83.42 (13.65)

79.73 (13.10)

0.974 (0.048)

0.938 (0.164)

 40–59

141

69

85.48 (13.73)

81.71 (16.72)

0.952 (0.083)

0.930 (0.163)

  ≥ 60

11

5

93.27 (6.40)

78.00 (10.95)

0.985 (0.034)

0.939 (0.077)

 P value

  

0.092

0.781

0.108

0.971

Marital status

 Married

186

92

85.67 (13.53)

80.72 (15.84)

0.959 (0.074)

0.932 (0.165)

 Others

14

8

82.00 (13.61)

84.38 (11.78)

0.947 (0.077)

0.941 (0.082)

 P value

  

0.329

0.526

0.555

0.876

Annual Household Income (RMB)

  ≤ 2499

69

33

84.09 (16.30)

79.24 (17.85)

0.953 (0.095)

0.941 (0.143)

 2500–4999

58

27

85.41 (12.11)

80.00 (15.87)

0.965 (0.064)

0.893 (0.242)

 5000–7499

28

15

86.39 (13.32)

83.20 (15.28)

0.958 (0.052)

0.956 (0.080)

 7500–9999

10

6

83.50 (15.28)

85.00 (10.49)

0.930 (0.096)

0.869 (0.150)

  ≥ 10,000

35

19

87.80 (9.03)

82.53 (12.92)

0.973 (0.053)

0.974 (0.034)

 P value

  

0.722

0.847

0.500

0.366

Participation of China National Cervical Cancer Screening Program (CNCCSP)

 Yes

49

21

86.53 (12.37)

85.95 (7.85)

0.976 (0.047)

0.982 (0.026)

 No

151

79

85.05 (13.91)

79.70 (16.80)

0.954 (0.081)

0.919 (0.177)

 P value

  

0.058

0.017

0.020

0.003

Awareness of human papillomaviruses vaccine

 Yes

76

33

83.76 (14.67)

83.24 (11.37)

0.971 (0.057)

0.971 (0.052)

 No

124

67

86.43 (12.75)

79.91 (17.20)

0.952 (0.084)

0.913 (0.189)

 P value

  

0.177

0.251

0.082

0.023

having an employee insurance statue or Not

 Yes

34

20

89.21 (9.36)

82.75 (13.03)

0.968 (0.058)

0.977 (0.026)

 No

166

80

84.64 (14.14)

80.58 (16.15)

0.958 (0.078)

0.921 (0.176)

 P value

  

0.022

0.578

0.369

0.007

Economic Trouble

 No

32

19

88.34 (9.22)

84.53 (10.56)

0.986 (0.039)

0.962 (0.072)

 Moderate

60

28

84.63 (13.91)

82.46 (15.32)

0.955 (0.070)

0.963 (0.073)

 Extreme

108

53

84.98 (14.37)

78.98 (17.00)

0.954 (0.084)

0.906 (0.205)

 P value

  

0.407

0.350

0.094

0.209

Menopause status

 Yes

69

34

88.55 (11.31)

82.29 (15.66)

0.956 (0.090)

0.902 (0.185)

 No

131

66

83.76 (14.34)

80.35 (15.55)

0.961 (0.066)

0.948 (0.143)

 P value

  

0.011

0.556

0.601

0.174

Treatment

 Cervical Conization

63

34

87.83 (11.45)

81.65 (13.71)

0.971 (0.056)

0.974 (0.413)

 Radical Hysterectomy

77

30

83.78 (15.29)

75.90 (16.80)

0.954 (0.070)

0.875 (0.260)

 Chemoradiotherapy

46

28

85.43 (12.87)

86.89 (13.57)

0.959 (0.061)

0.939 (0.105)

 Adjuvant therapy

14

8

83.50 (13.84)

76.88 (19.44)

0.940 (0.168)

0.945 (0.065)

 P value

  

0.336

0.046

0.408

0.093

Stage

 CNI

72

38

86.58 (13.96))

82.00 (13.30)

0.970 (0.059)

0.968 (0.050)

 Stage I

64

28

86.00 (12.23)

76.46 (17.02)

0.954 (0.068)

0.870 (0.268)

 Stage II

36

18

81.06 (15.05)

79.11 (18.34)

0.938 (0.116)

0.953 (0.081)

 Stage III

24

14

86.75 (13.44)

88.57 (12.92)

0.977 (0.040)

0.929 (0.126)

  Stage IV

4

2

86.25 (9.47)

90.00 (0.000)

0.936 (0.098)

0.951 (0.000)

 P value

  

0.328

0.145

0.157

0.160

CIN or cancer

 CIN

72

38

86.58 (13.96)

82.00 (13.30)

0.970 (0.059)

0.968 (0.050)

 Cervical cancer

128

62

84.76 (13.30)

80.40 (16.84)

0.953 (0.082)

0.910 (0.196)

 P value

  

0.361

0.620

0.123

0.029