Deterioration of Health-Related Quality of Life Scores under Treatment Predicts Longer Survival

Table 1

Patient demographics.

		n	(%)
Gender
Male		272	(68)
Female		128	(32)
Age (yrs)
<60		162	(40.5)
>60		238	(59.5)
Diagnostic group
Head and neck		138	(34.5)
Rectal		98	(24.5)
Lung		52	(13)
Gastrointestinal		34	(8.5)
Gynaecological		21	(5.3)
Others		57	(14.2)
TNM staging
T	0	16	(4.0)
	1	51	(12.7)
	2	92	(23.0)
	3	136	(34.0)
	4	105	(26.3)
N	0	147	(36.7)
	1	253	(63.3)
M	0	322	(80.5)
	1	78	(19.5)