EORTC QLQ-C30 general population normative data for Italy by sex, age and health condition: an analysis of 1,036 individuals

Table 2 EORTC QLQ-C30 reference values for the general population of Italy

	All		18–39 years		40–49 years		50–59 years		60–69 years		≥ 70 years
	N = 1,036		N = 324		N = 192		N = 177		N = 148		N = 195
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Physical Functioning	85.24	17.02	85.79	18.74	86.50	16.52	86.89	13.91	83.81	15.79	82.69	17.75
Social Functioning	88.05	20.64	87.03	22.71	84.22	23.06	88.51	20.10	90.14	17.50	91.51	16.15
Role Functioning	86.05	22.20	85.63	22.80	85.11	23.56	87.53	20.03	86.11	21.99	86.31	22.01
Emotional Functioning	73.45	22.74	70.23	26.08	68.32	24.32	72.30	19.48	78.67	18.84	80.91	17.65
Cognitive Functioning	86.96	18.63	85.92	21.09	85.11	20.75	87.52	16.90	86.83	17.49	90.09	13.45
Global health status / QOL	64.87	20.33	66.50	20.22	63.11	22.34	62.73	20.06	63.76	20.14	66.67	18.57
Fatigue	28.54	23.86	32.40	25.74	32.04	25.07	26.86	21.35	25.45	21.96	22.58	21.32
Nausea / Vomiting	6.48	15.86	10.14	20.62	9.06	17.23	4.39	11.95	2.58	9.15	2.74	9.49
Pain	20.22	23.93	22.16	24.53	22.73	25.55	18.09	21.94	18.69	23.85	17.62	22.76
Dyspnoea	15.74	23.01	16.56	23.40	18.61	25.38	14.55	20.20	14.61	22.27	13.49	22.74
Insomnia	22.91	27.07	23.42	29.22	28.48	28.48	25.45	26.89	20.76	25.22	15.93	21.50
Appetite loss	8.47	18.96	10.19	22.59	10.84	20.19	7.77	16.66	6.35	15.78	5.54	14.27
Constipation	14.19	23.39	15.15	24.26	17.64	25.86	12.40	22.23	12.46	21.20	12.11	21.64
Diarrhoea	9.29	19.49	12.43	23.71	11.81	20.45	7.61	16.57	6.38	15.52	5.36	14.13
Financial Problems	9.70	21.62	8.27	21.04	12.62	22.63	10.25	22.70	10.47	22.31	8.14	19.81
Summary Score	84.15	14.84	82.47	17.39	81.39	16.18	85.05	12.63	86.02	12.45	87.40	11.19

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