Table 1 Univariate analysis of QOL in cancer patients with different characteristics (N = 364).
Variables | Group | N(%) | Mean ± SD | F/t | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | ≤ 44 | 35 (9.6) | 62.36 ± 17.28 | 0.924 | 0.398 |
45–59 | 118 (32.4) | 59.87 ± 17.32 | |||
≥ 60 | 211 (58.0) | 58.31 ± 17.69 | |||
Gender | Male | 191 (52.5) | 58.77 ± 17.96 | 0.250 | 0.617 |
Female | 173 (47.5) | 59.69 ± 17.08 | |||
Marital status | Married | 340 (93.4) | 59.23 ± 17.57 | 1.128 | 0.338 |
Unmarried | 4 (1.1) | 71.32 ± 16.99 | |||
Divorced | 17 (4.7) | 54.71 ± 17.03 | |||
Remarried | 3 (0.8) | 65.19 ± 13.80 | |||
Medical condition | Publicly funded medical care | 129 (35.4) | 60.34 ± 17.40 | 1.320 | 0.268 |
Medical insurance | 200 (54.9) | 58.23 ± 17.48 | |||
Other insurance | 17 (4.7) | 65.47 ± 17.58 | |||
None | 18 (4.9) | 55.97 ± 18.46 | |||
Monthly personal income | < 1000 | 57 (15.7) | 58.05 ± 18.12 | 3.232 | 0.022 |
1000–3000 | 131 (36.0) | 56.34 ± 17.88 | |||
3000–5000 | 108 (29.7) | 60.16 ± 16.56 | |||
> 5000 | 68 (18.70 | 64.17 ± 16.97 | |||
Smoking status | Currently Smoking | 59 (16.2) | 56.78 ± 18.07 | 0.697 | 0.499 |
Quit smoking | 100 (27.5) | 59.37 ± 17.40 | |||
Never smoked | 205 (56.3) | 59.82 ± 17.46 | |||
Education Level | Elementary school and below | 67 (18.4) | 54.65 ± 17.17 | 3.011 | 0.018 |
Junior high school | 148 (40.7) | 58.47 ± 17.72 | |||
Senior high school | 81 (22.3) | 59.79 ± 17.51 | |||
College | 44 (12.1) | 65.68 ± 15.86 | |||
Bachelor’s degree and above | 24 (6.6) | 62.62 ± 17.37 | |||
Drinking status | Current Drinking | 53 (14.6) | 55.49 ± 18.05 | 1.456 | 0.235 |
Quit Drinking | 99 (27.2) | 59.32 ± 17.89 | |||
Never drank alcohol | 212 (58.2) | 60.08 ± 17.19 | |||
Tumor Staging | I | 15 (4.1) | 67.32 ± 20.06 | 2.650 | 0.049 |
II | 68 (18.7) | 62.05 ± 16.25 | |||
III | 154 (42.3) | 59.31 ± 17.06 | |||
IV | 127 (34.9) | 56.59 ± 18.11 | |||
Lymph metastasis | Yes | 80 (22.0) | 59.10 ± 15.44 | 1.492 | 0.224 |
No | 284 (78.0) | 55.13 ± 20.85 |
