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Table 3 Mean scores (SD) on quality of life and depression by demographics and pre and post diagnosis category of physical activity

From: Depression and quality of life in cancer survivors: is there a relationship with physical activity?

 

FACT-G

Breast

Prostate

PWB

EWB

SWB

FWB

Depression

Prostate

89 (12)

 

36 (6)

24 (4)*

20 (3)

23 (4)

22 (6)

11 (8)

Breast

86 (13)

22 (7)

 

22 (5)

19 (3)

24 (4)

20 (6)

12 (9)

Age

        

<50

83 (15)

16 (7)a

40 (3)

21 (6)*

19 (3)

24 (5)

19 (6)

14 (10)

51–65

87 (12)

19 (5)

35 (5)

23 (5)

20 (4)

22 (4)

22 (5)

12 (8)

66+

91 (10)

21 (6)

35 (6)

25 (4)

20 (3)

24 (3)

22 (6)

10 (7)

Education

        

<10 years

86 (14)

20 (10)

34 (6)a

23 (5)

20 (4)

22 (4)a

21 (6)

14 (10)a

12 y/TAFE/trade

89 (10)

23 (4)

37 (5)

24 (4)

20 (3)

23 (4)

21 (6)

11 (6)

Tertiary

90 (11)

23 (7)

38 (5)

24 (5)

20 (4)

25 (3)

22 (5)

9 (9)

BMI

        

Healthy

91(11)*

25 (6)a

37 (6)a

24 (4)*

20 (3)

24 (4)

22 (5)

9 (7)**

O/weight

89 (13)

23 (7)

36 (6)

24 (3)

20 (3)

24 (4)

22 (6)

11 (7)

Obese

83 (14)

18 (7)

32 (5)

21 (5)

19 (4)

22 (5)

20 (6)

16 (10)

PA (pre)

        

None

89 (14)

20 (6)

36 (6)

24 (5)

20 (3)

24 (3)

21 (8)

11 (9)

Some

86 (13)

23 (7)

36 (5)

23 (5)

20 (3)

23 (4)

21 (6)

12 (9)

Sufficient

89 (12)

22 (7)

35 (6)

24 (5)

20 (4)

23 (4)

22 (5)

11 (8)

PA (post)

        

None

81 (13)*

18 (4)*

32 (5)a

21 (5)*

19 (3)

24 (3)

16 (7)**

17 (9)*

Some

88 (13)

22 (7)

37 (6)

23 (5)

20 (3)

23 (4)

22 (5)

11 (8)

Sufficient

92 (10)

29 (3)

36 (6)

25 (4)

21 (4)

23 (4)

23 (4)

9 (7)

  1. a p < .06; * p < .05; ** p < .01; higher scores on FACT scales indicate better QOL; PWB = physical wellbeing; EWB = emotional wellbeing; SWB = social wellbeing; FWB = functional wellbeing; BMI = body mass index; breast = additional items relating specifically to breast cancer; prostate = additional items relating specifically to prostate cancer; PA = physical activity