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Table 6 Association of the AKR1C3 rs12529 G allele with health-related QoL scores in the study cohort

From: Quality of life effects of androgen deprivation therapy in a prostate cancer cohort in New Zealand: can we minimize effects using a stratification based on the aldo-keto reductase family 1, member C3 rs12529 gene polymorphism?

  

Before Adjustment

After adjustment

QoL score tested

ADT

Estimate (95 % CI)

p

Estimate (95 % CI)

p

Global health status

Yes

0 · 98 (−4 · 54 - 6 · 49)

0 · 7273

0 · 72 (−5 · 04 - 6 · 49)

0 · 8051

 

No

3 · 35 (−2 · 34 - 9 · 04)

0 · 2476

3 · 83 (−1 · 89 - 9 · 54)

0 · 1880

Functions scales

     

Physical functioning

Yes

3 · 18 (−1 · 53 - 7 · 88)

0 · 1846

2 · 7 (−2 · 28 - 7 · 68)

0 · 2858

 

No

4 · 69 (−0 · 17 - 9 · 54)

0 · 0584

4 · 66 (−0 · 28 - 9 · 59)

0 · 0642

Role functioning

Yes

4 · 75 (−2 · 69 - 12 · 19)

0 · 2097

5 · 86 (−2 · 01 - 13 · 74)

0 · 1435

 

No

5 · 69 (−1 · 99 - 13 · 36)

0 · 1456

6 · 2 (−1 · 59 – 14 · 0)

0 · 1183

Emotional functioning

Yes

−1 · 05 (−6 · 19 - 4 · 09)

0 · 6872

−2 · 17 (−7 · 51 - 3 · 16)

0 · 4225

 

No

5 · 66 (0 · 43 - 10 · 90)

0 · 0342

6 · 03 (0 · 80 - 11 · 27)

0 · 0241

Cognitive functioning

Yes

−0 · 68 (−5 · 4 - 4 · 04)

0 · 7755

−0 · 74 (−5 · 76 - 4 · 29)

0 · 7725

 

No

3 · 53 (−1 · 34 - 8 · 40)

0 · 1549

3 · 70 (−1 · 27 - 8 · 68)

0 · 1439

Social functioning

Yes

−0 · 76 (−7 · 35 - 5 · 84)

0 · 8215

−0 · 47 (−7 · 49 - 6 · 55)

0 · 8943

 

No

1 · 68 (−5 · 13 - 8 · 49)

0 · 6275

1 · 62 (−5 · 33 - 8 · 57)

0 · 6466

 

Significance after Bonferroni correction for multiple testing was considered as p < 0·01

Cancer symptoms scales

     

Fatigue

Yes

0 · 10 (−6 · 11 - 6 · 32)

0 · 9740

−1 · 05 (−7 · 61 - 5 · 51)

0 · 7531

 

No

−8 · 49 (−14 · 82 - -2 · 15)

0 · 0089

−8 · 66 (−15 · 09 - -2 · 23)

0 · 0086

Nausea and vomiting

Yes

−0 · 29 (−3 · 47 - 2 · 88)

0 · 8563

−0 · 22 (−3 · 60 - 3 · 16)

0 · 8972

 

No

−2 · 97 (−6 · 2 - 0 · 27)

0 · 0725

−2 · 94 (−6 · 25 - 0 · 38)

0 · 0821

Pain

Yes

−2 · 02 (−7 · 71 - 3 · 67)

0 · 4848

−0 · 45 (−6 · 41 - 5 · 51)

0 · 8822

 

No

−3 · 45 (−9 · 25 - 2 · 35)

0 · 2420

−3 · 37 (−9 · 23 - 2 · 48)

0 · 2566

Dyspnoea

Yes

0 · 95 (−4 · 06 - 5 · 95)

0 · 7098

0 · 21 (−5 · 10 - 5 · 51)

0 · 9392

 

No

−5 · 94 (−11 · 11 - -0 · 78)

0 · 0243

−6 · 29 (−11 · 57 - -1 · 02)

0 · 0195

Insomnia

Yes

−2 · 19 (−8 · 97 - 4 · 60)

0 · 5257

−2 · 01 (−9 · 17 - 5 · 16)

0 · 5807

 

No

−6 · 72 (−13 · 64 - 0 · 2)

0 · 0567

−6 · 64 (−13 · 66 - 0 · 38)

0 · 0637

Appetite loss

Yes

−3 · 09 (−7 · 51 - 1 · 32)

0 · 1685

−2 · 90 (−7 · 55 - 1 · 74)

0 · 2191

 

No

−4 · 91 (−9 · 40 - -0 · 41)

0 · 0326

−4 · 62 (−9 · 18 - -0 · 06)

0 · 0473

Constipation

Yes

1 · 17 (−5 · 29 - 7 · 64)

0 · 7203

2 · 77 (−4 · 01 - 9 · 54)

0 · 4214

 

No

−1 · 13 (−7 · 71 - 5 · 45)

0 · 7352

−1 · 07 (−7 · 71 - 5 · 58)

0 · 7521

Diarrhoea

Yes

2 · 41 (−3 · 17 – 8 · 00)

0 · 3953

2 · 23 (−3 · 57 - 8 · 03)

0 · 4495

 

No

−1 · 57 (−7 · 27 - 4 · 12)

0 · 5858

−2 · 28 (−7 · 97 - 3 · 41)

0 · 4304

Financial difficulties

Yes

−4 · 58 (−9 · 74 - 0 · 58)

0 · 0814

−4 · 44 (−9 · 9 - 1 · 02)

0 · 1104

 

No

−1 · 18 (−6 · 50 - 4 · 15)

0 · 6635

−1 · 58 (−6 · 98 - 3 · 83)

0 · 5656

 

Significance after Bonferroni correction for multiple testing was considered as p < 0·005

Prostate cancer-specific symptoms scales

     

Urinary symptoms

Yes

0 · 58 (−4 · 22 - 5 · 39)

0 · 8105

1 · 20 (−3 · 81 - 6 · 21)

0 · 6363

 

No

0 · 56 (−4 · 33 - 5 · 45)

0 · 8216

0 · 26 (−4 · 65 - 5 · 17)

0 · 9178

Bowel symptoms

Yes

−1 · 61 (−5 · 06 - 1 · 84)

0 · 3591

−1 · 32 (−4 · 95 - 2 · 31)

0 · 4744

 

No

−3 · 58 (−7 · 1 - -0 · 07)

0 · 0458

−3 · 85 (−7 · 41 - -0 · 30)

0 · 0337

Hormonal treatment-related symptoms

Yes

5 · 40 (1 · 56 - 9 · 24)

0 · 0061

4 · 86 (1 · 08 - 8 · 64)

0 · 0120

 

No

−4 · 18 (−8 · 1 - -0 · 27)

0 · 0364

−4 · 64 (−8 · 35 - -0 · 94)

0 · 0143

Sexual interest

Yes

−1 · 63 (−8 · 49 - 5 · 23)

0 · 6395

−0 · 38 (−7 · 56 - 6 · 79)

0 · 9159

 

No

7 · 12 (0 · 24 - 14 · 01)

0 · 0427

7 · 35 (0 · 40 - 14 · 30)

0 · 0383

 

Significance after Bonferroni correction for multiple testing was considered as p < 0·0125

Depression anxiety and stress symptoms scales

     

Depression

Yes

0 · 21 (−1 · 58 – 2 · 00)

0 · 8158

0 · 20 (−1 · 70 - 2 · 10)

0 · 8355

 

No

−1 · 10 (−2 · 95 - 0 · 75)

0 · 2420

−1 · 22 (−3 · 10 - 0 · 66)

0 · 2028

Anxiety

Yes

0 · 69 (−0 · 39 - 1 · 78)

0 · 2097

0 · 64 (−0 · 49 - 1 · 78)

0 · 2653

 

No

−0 · 20 (−1 · 31 - 0 · 92)

0 · 7297

−0 · 33 (−1 · 45 - 0 · 79)

0 · 5632

Stress

Yes

0 · 96 (−0 · 81 - 2 · 74)

0 · 2856

1 · 03 (−0 · 84 - 2 · 89)

0 · 2799

 

No

−0 · 45 (−2 · 28 - 1 · 38)

0 · 6286

−0 · 63 (−2 · 47 - 1 · 22)

0 · 5044

 

Significance after Bonferroni correction for multiple testing was considered as p < 0·017

  1. Patients who had undergone any type of ADT treatment are compared against those who had no ADT treatment. Results are provided before and after adjustment for Gleason score, alcohol consumption and age at diagnosis
  2. P values showing significance after corrections for multiple testing is given in bold text