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Table 2 QOL Scores by Maximum Grade Adverse Event Per Week

From: Patient-reported quality-of-life outcomes in relation to provider-assessed adverse events during head and neck radiotherapy

  

Grade 0

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

   

Grade 0

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

 
 

Week

Mean

(SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

P-value

 

Week

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

P-value

Overall QOL

0

78.8 (20.0)

75.7 (16.3)

61.4 (24.1)

 

0.15

Pain Frequency

0

84.0 (18.7)

74.3 (23.8)

52.9 (39.9)

 

0.09

1

81.7 (20.4)

74.6 (24.1)

64.5 (20.1)

 

0.03

 

1

72.4 (34.0)

75.8 (28.3)

74.0 (23.5)

 

0.81

3

 

79.3 (16.7)

64.7 (21.4)

68.0 (32.7)

0.09

 

3

 

78.0 (21.1)

65.0 (23.0)

74.0 (20.7)

0.15

5

 

63.3 (15.3)

65.2 (21.4)

60.7 (22.8)

0.72

 

5

 

50.0 (28.3)

64.1 (24.2)

61.9 (25.9)

0.69

7

  

62.1 (20.0)

77.5 (20.6)

0.16

 

7

  

65.7 (26.5)

55.0 (26.5)

0.35

Mental WB

0

80.6 (20.3)

80.5 (14.7)

71.4 (21.2)

 

0.43

Pain Severity

0

86.3 (15.0)

78.6 (17.7)

68.6 (34.4)

 

0.22

1

81.7 (20.9)

79.2 (17.4)

66.0 (19.0)

 

0.02

 

1

86.3 (17.5)

77.9 (24.8)

77.0 (22.0)

 

0.32

3

 

78.7 (16.4)

73.7 (18.9)

78.0 (29.5)

0.49

 

3

 

80.0 (15.1)

67.9 (21.3)

66.0 (28.8)

0.20

5

 

63.3 (5.8)

71.2 (22.0)

68.1 (23.4)

0.57

 

5

 

60.0 (28.3)

71.0 (21.0)

68.8 (20.9)

0.67

7

  

69.4 (18.8)

85.0 (12.9)

0.10

 

7

  

69.4 (23.2)

60.0 (18.3)

0.34

Physical WB

0

69.4 (19.1)

70.5 (17.2)

48.6 (19.5)

 

0.04

Fatigue

0

66.0 (27.1)

55.7 (26.9)

52.9 (27.5)

 

0.22

1

71.1 (24.7)

71.3 (23.3)

56.0 (17.9)

 

0.03

 

1

60.6 (25.3)

59.2 (26.2)

42.5 (17.4)

 

0.08

3

 

70.7 (17.5)

63.7 (20.5)

62.0 (25.9)

0.58

 

3

 

57.3 (27.9)

50.3 (25.8)

60.0 (15.8)

0.50

5

 

60.0 (20.0)

61.5 (21.9)

54.4 (25.8)

0.62

 

5

 

33.3 (11.5)

49.8 (24.2)

50.6 (18.4)

0.36

7

  

57.9 (19.7)

72.5 (17.1)

0.16

 

7

  

44.7 (23.3)

60.0 (34.6)

0.48

Emotional WB

0

75.6 (20.8)

72.9 (17.1)

58.6 (23.4)

 

0.15

Level of Support

0

94.3 (11.4)

94.3 (12.1)

85.7 (29.9)

 

0.94

1

77.2 (22.7)

72.9 (21.8)

67.0 (20.3)

 

0.22

 

1

93.9 (16.1)

94.6 (7.8)

90.5 (15.4)

 

0.31

3

 

78.7 (13.0)

70.3 (22.1)

76.0 (33.6)

0.44

 

3

 

95.0 (8.5)

94.5 (10.3)

94.0 (13.4)

0.93

5

 

66.7 (11.5)

65.0 (21.6)

66.3 (24.7)

0.94

 

5

 

100.0 (0.0)

91.2 (15.0)

89.4 (15.3)

0.30

7

  

68.1 (19.9)

77.5 (20.6)

0.34

 

7

  

93.5 (11.4)

96.7 (5.8)

0.74

Social Activity

0

71.2 (25.9)

67.5 (20.5)

48.6 (38.0)

 

0.23

Financial Concerns

0

64.9 (31.9)

63.8 (35.1)

82.9 (37.3)

 

0.21

1

63.9 (31.5)

65.0 (27.0)

55.5 (21.9)

 

0.41

 

1

67.2 (33.7)

66.7 (30.3)

75.5 (26.8)

 

0.68

3

 

71.3 (21.0)

54.5 (25.9)

56.0 (31.3)

0.11

 

3

 

64.7 (34.2)

70.0 (31.5)

76.0 (37.8)

0.69

5

 

66.7 (25.2)

54.5 (25.9)

46.3 (27.5)

0.40

 

5

 

93.3 (11.5)

69.8 (32.2)

58.1 (32.3)

0.10

7

  

54.5 (23.0)

62.5 (33.0)

0.51

 

7

  

75.7 (26.1)

60.0 (52.9)

0.72

Spiritual WB

0

81.5 (20.9)

78.0 (17.9)

70.0 (26.8)

 

0.42

Legal Concerns

0

74.6 (34.0)

72.4 (33.2)

97.1 (7.6)

 

0.07

1

82.8 (17.4)

77.1 (25.6)

74.7 (25.0)

 

0.82

 

1

84.4 (25.0)

77.1 (35.1)

78.0 (32.5)

 

0.77

3

 

78.0 (17.4)

76.5 (20.7)

75.0 (37.9)

0.89

 

3

 

66.0 (37.0)

82.9 (28.2)

90.0 (22.4)

0.07

5

 

90.0 (10.0)

75.3 (21.7)

72.0 (26.8)

0.49

 

5

 

86.7 (23.1)

78.8 (31.3)

69.4 (34.7)

0.52

7

  

76.7 (20.9)

85.0 (19.1)

0.40

 

7

  

76.9 (32.1)

47.5 (37.7)

0.15

  1. Analyzed using Kruskal-Wallis methodology
  2. The only patient with grade 3 adverse event at week 1 was excluded
  3. The only two patients with grade 4 adverse events were excluded