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Table 4 EORTC QLQ-C30 symptom scores by socio-demographic and clinical characteristics among breast cancer patients in TASH, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021

From: Quality of life and its influencing factors among breast cancer patients at Tikur Anbessa specialised hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Variables

Fatigue

Nausea and Vomiting

Pain

Dyspnoea

Insomnia

Appetite loss

Constipation

Diarrhoea

Financial difficulties

 

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Age

 ≤36

38.8 ± 25.3

25.0 ± 32.5

30.4 ± 24.6

12.9 ± 21.2

26.8 ± 32.4

35.5 ± 33.5

27.9 ± 30.3

5.4 ± 13.7

60.2 ± 37.6

 37–42

29.1 ± 25.2

22.1 ± 30.2

29.3 ± 28.8

14.9 ± 25.1

32.7 ± 32.1

37.9 ± 38.7

18.4 ± 30.7

3.4 ± 14.9

44.3 ± 37.1

 43–50

35.5 ± 28.5

28.8 ± 36.7

30.8 ± 29.1

15.5 ± 21.7

36.7 ± 35.1

35.5 ± 36.2

23.8 ± 30.7

10.5 ± 24.9

47.2 ± 39.4

 > 50

33.3 ± 29.0

19.2 ± 30.4

28.3 ± 26.3

21.1 ± 24.5

25.5 ± 32.7

40.5 ± 37.8

23.8 ± 32.5

6.1 ± 17.8

47.7 ± 39.0

p value

0.252

0.406

0.959

0.247

0.222

0.854

0.416

0.192

0.104

Educational status

 No education

35.5 ± 28.1

23.1 ± 31.1

30.6 ± 27.6

22.6 ± 26.9

31.1 ± 35.2

40.0 ± 36.7

21.3 ± 27.7

6.66 ± 17.3

57.7 ± 38.4

 Primary education

38.9 ± 28.6

28.4 ± 37.0

34.9 ± 29.6

15.0 ± 22.4

33.3 ± 34.6

40.5 ± 36.7

20.9 ± 30.5

9.80 ± 25.2

55.5 ± 38.1

 Secondary education

33.7 ± 28.2

24.3 ± 33.1

32.2 ± 28.3

12.3 ± 18.5

32.2 ± 31.5

33.9 ± 34.2

29.3 ± 35.6

4.09 ± 16.7

49.7 ± 38.8

 Secondary education and above

29.0 ± 22.8

20.2 ± 29.8

21.3 ± 20.5

12.3 ± 21.5

25.1 ± 31.0

34.5 ± 38.3

23.4 ± 30.8

5.31 ± 13.7

35.0 ± 35.3

p value

0.278

0.621

0.047

0.026

0.571

0.654

0.449

0.416

0.005

Occupational Status

 House’s wife

36.3 ± 26.9

20.8 ± 30.7

31.6 ± 27.7

15.5 ± 23.3

30.4 ± 34.1

34.3 ± 35.3

26.9 ± 32.7

7.40 ± 21.4

51.8 ± 38.7

 Government employed

29.8 ± 24.6

19.0 ± 29.4

20.5 ± 19.8

9.5 ± 19.1

26.6 ± 32.1

30.5 ± 36.5

20.9 ± 30.3

3.80 ± 13.5

39.0 ± 35.6

 Farmer

38.6 ± 30.7

38.6 ± 34.6

36.6 ± 30.0

28.0 ± 22.9

42.6 ± 34.0

53.3 ± 31.9

18.6 ± 23.7

9.33 ± 18.0

60.0 ± 36.0

 Merchant

37.7 ± 33.8

34.4 ± 38.5

28.8 ± 29.8

13.3 ± 21.

26.6 ± 22.5

42.2 ± 38.7

24.4 ± 29.5

4.44 ± 11.7

48.8 ± 43.4

 Daily laborer

23.1 ± 19.5

14.1 ± 24.4

21.8 ± 22.9

15.4 ± 22.0

30.7 ± 28.7

48.7 ± 35.0

15.4 ± 22.0

2.56 ± 9.24

48.7 ± 37.5

 Others

26.8 ± 24.5

33.3 ± 41.6

30.4 ± 27.7

19.6 ± 29.1

23.5 ± 36.8

39.2 ± 46.0

15.6 ± 35.5

3.92 ± 11.1

45.1 ± 42.4

p value

0.297

0.044

0.184

0.072

0.447

0.126

0.491

0.740

0.404

Residence

 Urban

34.5 ± 26.9

21.6 ± 31.7

29.2 ± 27.0

14.9 ± 23.3

29.5 ± 32.9

35.7 ± 36.6

25.2 ± 32.5

6.0 ± 19.3

47.8 ± 38.7

 Rural

33.5 ± 27.8

31.3 ± 34.5

31.5 ± 27.5

20.2 ± 22.6

33.3 ± 34.2

42.9 ± 35.8

18.5 ± 25.4

7.7 ± 15.6

57.1 ± 37.5

P-value

0.808

0.051

0.566

0.129

0.454

0.198

0.156

0.533

0.114

Marital status

 Single

36.0 ± 28.1

30.2 ± 33.2

28.6 ± 24.0

11.1 ± 21.9

25.4 ± 31.5

40.0 ± 34.3

30.2 ± 34.8

6.3 ± 13.4

54.0 ± 40.1

 Married

31.3 ± 26.5

23.0 ± 31.7

27.3 ± 28.3

14.1 ± 21.6

29.3 ± 33.0

33.6 ± 35.5

22.1 ± 30.0

6.5 ± 18.8

47.0 ± 38.2

 Divorced

40.0 ± 27.0

27.5 ± 38.0

39.2 ± 29.3

9.8 ± 19.3

30.4 ± 31.1

46.1 ± 37.6

16.7 ± 28.7

5.9 ± 19.2

52.9 ± 40.3

 Widowed

38.4 ± 28.4

21.0 ± 30.7

30.4 ± 21.7

29.0 ± 27.0

36.2 ± 36.4

41.3 ± 38.6

30.4 ± 33.6

6.5 ± 18.4

55.1 ± 38.0

P-value

0.238

0.646

0.149

< 0.001

0.563

0.254

0.158

0.999

0.564

Stage of tumor

 Stage I

35.2 ± 22.1

21.7 ± 31.5

31.2 ± 27.7

7.24 ± 14.05

18.8 ± 28.1

27.5 ± 32.8

14.5 ± 24.3

11.6 ± 25.8

44.9 ± 42.2

 Stage II

33.1 ± 26.3

21.6 ± 30.7

25.1 ± 23.1

18.3 ± 24.3

33.3 ± 35.2

34.8 ± 38.0

22.9 ± 29.3

6.5 ± 18.9

45.9 ± 37.4

 Stage III

32.8 ± 27.9

22.3 ± 32.6

30.1 ± 27.5

15.6 ± 23.0

31.6 ± 32.9

37.1 ± 34.8

23.1 ± 31.2

5.10 ± 16.8

52.7 ± 38.5

 Stage IV

41.3 ± 30.03

35.9 ± 36.4

40.10 ± 33.02

17.7 ± 25.4

27.1 ± 31.0

52.1 ± 36.8

33.3 ± 37.8

6.25 ± 15.6

56.3 ± 39.2

P-value

0.456

0.162

0.041

0.223

0.271

0.042

0.159

0.512

0.447

Comorbidity

 No

33.7 ± 27.1

22.7 ± 31.7

28.9 ± 26.4

15.9 ± 23.6

28.4 ± 32.1

34.8 ± 36.3

24.5 ± 31.8

4.97 ± 16.6

49.1 ± 39.2

 Yes

37.0 ± 27.5

29.5 ± 36.2

33.7 ± 30.5

17.1 ± 21.5

41.0 ± 37.0

50.4 ± 34.9

18.8 ± 26.3

13.6 ± 25.0

54.7 ± 35.4

P- value

0.493

0.235

0.310

0.773

0.029

0.014

0.292

0.007

0.407