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Table 2 Breast cancer patients’ functioning and global quality of life scores as measured by the EORTC QLQ-C30* (n = 60, 30 in each group)

From: The effects of virgin coconut oil (VCO) as supplementation on quality of life (QOL) among breast cancer patients

Functioning

1st Chemotherapy cycle mean score (SD)

3rd Chemotherapy cycle mean score (SD)

4th Chemotherapy cycle mean score (SD)

5th Chemotherapy cycle mean score (SD)

6th Chemotherapy cycle mean score (SD)

 

Intervention

Control

Intervention

Control

Intervention

Control

Intervention

Control

Intervention

Control

Physical

69.69

73.57

68.72

68.72

70.53

75.18

78.12

74.48

83.00

75.18

(18.42)

(27.11)

(16.39)

(18.81)

(16.23)

(15.00)

(12.40)

(19.28)

(12.17)

(15.93)

Role

58.05

67.35

60.77

59.19

60.76

67.25

69.21

64.96

77.98**

62.09**

(25.06)

(35.99)

(22.19)

(30.41)

(21.35)

(20.16)

(17.54)

(19.07)

(19.42)

(22.67)

Emotional

60.77

60.77

62.93

64.36

66.09

66.12

71.23

65.81

76.09**

62.30**

(20.35)

(29.78)

(14.87)

(26.72)

(15.53)

(21.12)

(15.52)

(19.59)

(14.86)

(20.92)

Cognitive

61.84

72.99

72.31

73.56

69.35

70.69

73.11

65.52

80.65**

64.37**

(25.12)

(24.96)

(18.64)

(19.68)

(19.28)

(25.06)

(13.38)

(23.12)

(15.56)

(26.62)

Social

66.67

67.44

66.16

67.41

69.37

68.76

73.16

63.04

77.43

63.03

(27.90)

(31.03)

(22.93)

(28.70)

(23.21)

(20.48)

(19.99)

(21.68)

(20.43)

(24.90)

Global

51.60**

65.79**

55.64**

71.54**

61.84

63.50

74.21

67.53

72.03**

60.34**

(13.86)

(18.95)

(17.40)

(16.88)

(15.19)

(18.29)

(54.86)

(13.96)

(12.82)

(20.36)

  1. *A higher value indicates a higher level of functioning and quality of life: min: 0, max: 100.
  2. **Significant difference between intervention and control groups, P <0.01;
  3. Independent t- test.