Low

Medium

High

p

Global health status/QoL

62.96 ± 23.73

53.33 ± 23.31

42.71 ± 24.39

0.001

Physical functioning

82.72 ± 16.39

86.67 ± 7.70

75.00 ± 17.60

0.014

Role functioning

89.12 ± 20.01

96.67 ± 10.54

66.15 ± 36.30

0.001

Emotional functioning

79.17 ± 17.47

89.17 ± 13.06

65.63 ± 26.33

0.001

Cognitive functioning

91.67 ± 13.12

90.00 ± 8.61

79.69 ± 24.22

0.004

Social functioning

92.13 ± 13.98

96.67 ± 7.03

77.08 ± 27.35

0.001

Fatigue

14.35 ± 15.66

14.44 ± 20.32

34.72 ± 25.04

0.001

Nausea and vomiting

2.32 ± 7.56

1.67 ± 5.27

7.81 ± 16.93

0.052

Pain

15.75 ± 23.18

11.67 ± 13.72

43.23 ± 29.59

0.001

Dyspnoea

1.36 ± 0.64

1.10 ± 0.32

1.66 ± 0.90

0.049

Insomnia

1.76 ± 0.91

1.70 ± 1.06

2.56 ± 1.01

0.001

Appetite loss

1.39 ± 0.66

1.50 ± 0.71

2.09 ± 1.06

0.001

Constipation

1.19 ± 0.55

1.00 ± 0.00

1.72 ± 1.05

0.001

Diarrhoea

1.14 ± 0.39

1.00 ± 0.00

1.06 ± 0.25

0.332

Financial difficulties

1.29 ± 0.39

1.60 ± 1.08

2.13 ± 0.88

0.001