|  | 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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
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 |