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Table 2 EORTC QLQ-C30 reference values for the general population of Spain

From: General Spanish population normative data analysis for the EORTC QLQ-C30 by sex, age, and health condition

 

All

 

18–39 years

 

40–49 years

 

50–59 years

 

60–69 years

 

 ≥ 70 years

 
 

N = 1165

 

N = 406

 

N = 227

 

N = 197

 

N = 146

 

N = 189

 
 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Physical functioning

86.8

16.8

87.1

16.5

87.0

17.9

87.9

15.1

88.9

14.9

83.4

18.7

Role functioning

86.1

21.5

85.6

21.1

84.3

22.5

86.7

21.4

89.5

20.3

86.0

22.0

Emotional Functioning

77.1

22.4

74.7

24.6

73.1

22.7

75.9

21.8

80.9

19.9

85.1

16.8

Cognitive Functioning

85.7

19.4

85.6

21.2

83.5

20.6

85.7

21.1

87.3

16.2

87.2

13.3

Social functioning

87.8

22.5

86.5

24.4

83.9

24.3

88.2

21.0

92.8

17.7

91.4

19.5

Global QOL

66.8

21.5

67.0

21.1

63.0

20.8

67.6

22.4

70.9

20.3

67.3

22.4

Fatigue

23.9

22.7

25.4

23.9

26.1

21.7

25.0

23.1

18.8

21.0

20.4

21.0

Nausea/vomiting

4.9

14.5

7.4

18.2

5.7

14.7

4.0

12.5

2.6

10.3

1.4

7.3

Pain

22.7

24.0

21.9

24.0

26.6

24.8

24.6

24.2

17.6

21.6

21.6

23.8

Dyspnoea

12.4

20.7

13.1

21.1

13.7

21.4

12.4

20.3

10.8

21.4

10.5

18.7

Insomnia

25.2

28.0

26.3

29.1

28.1

27.7

28.3

28.9

21.0

26.0

19.2

25.2

Appetite loss

9.5

19.9

12.7

22.9

9.4

19.0

8.0

17.2

6.4

17.4

6.8

17.5

Constipation

15.3

24.1

16.4

26.0

14.4

22.2

15.3

24.9

14.1

21.3

15.1

23.0

Diarrhoea

7.8

18.1

10.4

20.8

8.9

18.2

7.0

16.9

5.5

13.7

3.7

14.6

Financial problems

9.5

20.7

10.9

21.7

13.4

24.9

10.0

21.8

5.3

15.6

4.5

12.5

Summary score

84.8

15.1

83.5

17.3

83.0

14.7

84.6

14.2

87.9

12.8

87.3

12.3