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

Pilz, Micha J.; Gamper, Eva-Maria; Efficace, Fabio; Arraras, Juan I.; Nolte, Sandra; Liegl, Gregor; Rose, Matthias; Giesinger, Johannes M.

doi:10.1186/s12889-022-13211-y

Table 4 EORTC QLQ-C30 reference values for women and men in the general population of Italy

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

	Men												Women
	Total		18–39 years		40–49 years		50–59 years		60–69 years		≥ 70 years		Total		18–39 years		40–49 years		50–59 years		60–69 years		≥ 70 years
	N = 500		N = 165		N = 96		N = 87		N = 71		N = 81		N = 536		N = 159		N = 96		N = 90		N = 77		N = 114
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Physical Functioning	86.67	17.20	85.47	20.42	88.03	16.77	88.53	13.71	86.14	15.57	86.00	15.25	83.91	16.76	86.13	16.88	84.98	16.22	85.29	14.00	81.67	15.78	80.34	19.04
Social Functioning	88.26	20.49	85.89	23.41	84.63	22.36	91.17	16.67	89.93	18.00	92.83	16.13	87.86	20.80	88.22	21.98	83.82	23.86	85.95	22.72	90.33	17.14	90.57	16.17
Role Functioning	87.14	21.35	84.90	22.35	85.44	23.43	88.67	20.38	88.94	21.43	90.50	16.98	85.04	22.94	86.39	23.30	84.79	23.82	86.44	19.74	83.50	22.32	83.33	24.61
Emotional Functioning	76.15	22.31	72.13	27.09	72.57	22.20	74.58	19.81	81.77	16.90	85.33	13.42	70.94	22.87	68.26	24.91	64.08	25.68	70.10	19.01	75.83	20.15	77.78	19.58
Cognitive Functioning	87.82	18.55	85.35	23.21	87.06	19.24	90.00	14.42	88.45	15.62	90.83	11.71	86.16	18.68	86.51	18.70	83.17	22.09	85.13	18.76	85.33	19.02	89.56	14.59
Global health status / QOL	67.56	19.79	67.94	20.40	66.75	21.29	65.58	18.58	64.85	20.37	72.25	16.86	62.35	20.52	65.00	19.99	59.47	22.88	59.97	21.12	62.75	20.01	62.71	18.79
Fatigue	26.26	23.65	31.93	25.91	29.13	24.81	23.89	20.01	22.44	21.47	17.22	19.19	30.67	23.89	32.88	25.63	34.95	25.12	29.74	22.30	28.22	22.17	26.37	22.01
Nausea / Vomiting	5.73	16.66	10.50	23.29	7.12	16.28	2.67	10.53	2.31	9.16	0.67	4.05	7.18	15.06	9.76	17.50	11.00	18.02	6.05	13.02	2.83	9.21	4.21	11.74
Pain	18.11	22.45	22.56	23.83	22.49	25.33	15.00	20.05	14.19	21.18	10.67	15.82	22.19	25.10	21.75	25.31	22.98	25.90	21.08	23.34	22.83	25.51	22.56	25.55
Dyspnoea	13.98	21.85	16.20	23.98	15.21	22.28	11.33	18.50	14.19	23.31	10.67	18.30	17.37	23.95	16.92	22.86	22.01	27.84	17.65	21.36	15.00	21.42	15.49	25.32
Insomnia	20.18	27.04	22.52	30.40	26.21	29.03	20.33	24.59	16.50	22.96	11.33	20.25	25.46	26.88	24.35	28.03	30.74	27.89	30.39	28.20	24.67	26.68	19.19	21.85
Appetite loss	7.67	18.50	10.96	23.84	8.74	16.81	5.33	14.00	5.28	16.18	4.33	12.24	9.22	19.36	9.40	21.27	12.94	22.99	10.13	18.65	7.33	15.43	6.40	15.55
Constipation	13.14	22.45	14.08	25.30	14.89	22.26	9.67	18.54	11.88	21.95	14.00	20.77	15.16	24.21	16.27	23.16	20.39	28.87	15.03	25.11	13.00	20.63	10.77	22.23
Diarrhoea	9.69	20.24	14.99	26.37	11.65	20.20	5.67	13.46	4.62	13.39	5.33	13.18	8.93	18.77	9.77	20.35	11.97	20.81	9.48	19.00	8.00	17.19	5.39	14.83
Financial Problems	9.03	20.33	8.83	21.74	11.65	21.25	8.33	19.19	9.90	21.93	6.33	15.51	10.33	22.75	7.68	20.33	13.59	24.01	12.09	25.62	11.00	22.78	9.43	22.34
Summary Score	85.48	15.39	82.31	19.41	83.25	15.68	87.62	11.52	87.99	12.26	90.10	8.93	82.90	14.21	82.65	15.06	79.53	16.53	82.57	13.20	84.21	12.43	85.48	12.23

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