Cancer-related post-treatment pain and its impact on health-related quality of life in breast cancer patients: a cross sectional study in Palestine

Table 1 Socio-demographic status and health-related quality of life

Variable	n (%) N = 170	Median EQ-5D-5L index (1st percentile-3rd percentile)	P value
Age (year)
< 40	21 (12.4)	0.71 [0.54–0.77]	0.043 ^a
40–49	48 (28.2)	0.76 [0.55–0.88]
50–59	67 (39.4)	0.67 [0.45–0.84]
> 60	34 (20.0)	0.58 [0.46–0.69]
Residency
City	64 (37.6)	0.66 [0.52–0.83]	0.966^a
Village	91 (53.5)	0.68 [0.49–0.84]
Palestinian refugee’s campaign	15 (8.8)	0.63 [0.45–1.00]
Marital status
Single	38 (22.4)	0.56 [0.41–0.67]	< 0.001 ^b
Married	132 (77.6)	0.71 [0.54–0.88]	< 0.001 ^b
Educational level
Elementary	20 (11.8)	0.52 [0.41–0.77]	0.363^a
Preparatory	55 (32.4)	0.68 [0.58–0.85]
Secondary	53 (31.2)	0.71 [0.54–0.88]
Diploma	20 (11.8)	0.66 [0.32–1.00]
Bachelor’s degree	10 (5.9)	0.66 [0.42–0.72]
Uneducated	12 (7.1)	0.68 [0.47–0.70]
Occupational status
Private employee	16 (9.4)	0.74 [0.49–1.00]	0.294^a
Government employee	13 (7.6)	0.62 [0.32–0.72]
Housewife	141 (82.9)	0.68 [0.52–0.84]
Income level
Low (less than 500 JD)	65 (38.2)	0.58 [0.41–0.74]	0.002 ^a
Moderate (500 JD–1000 JD)	75 (44.1)	0.70 [0.58–0.88]
High (more than 1000 JD)	30 (17.6)	0.76 [0.53–0.88]
Body mass index
Underweight (< 18.5)	6 (3.5)	0.41 [(− 0.43)–0.68]	0.065^a
Normal weight (18.5–24.9)	48 (28.2)	0.60 [0.46–0.84]
Overweight (25–29.9)	70 (41.2)	0.71 [0.58–0.84]
Obese (> 30)	46 (27.1)	0.69 [0.44–0.85]

Italic values indicate significance of p value (p < 0.05)
^aStatistical significance of differences calculated using the Kruskal–Wallis test
^bStatistical significance of differences calculated using the Mann–Whitney U test

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