Cox's proportional hazards models adjusting for age, and T, N, and M stage and considering each baseline quality of life (QL) score in turn (n=89)
| QL variable | Hazard ratio3-150 | 95% CI | p Value |
| Physical | 0.88 | 0.82–0.96 | 0.002 |
| Role | 0.93 | 0.87–0.99 | 0.032 |
| Social | 0.91 | 0.84–0.99 | 0.028 |
| Cognitive | 0.93 | 0.84–1.03 | 0.161 |
| Emotional | 1.05 | 0.94–1.17 | 0.420 |
| Global QL | 0.96 | 0.87–1.06 | 0.419 |
| Fatigue | 1.15 | 1.06–1.25 | 0.001 |
| Anorexia | 1.05 | 0.99–1.12 | 0.100 |
| Emesis | 1.03 | 0.94–1.13 | 0.502 |
| Constipation | 1.11 | 1.02–1.21 | 0.020 |
| Diarrhoea | 0.96 | 0.83–1.12 | 0.615 |
| Pain | 1.11 | 1.02–1.22 | 0.017 |
| Dyspnoea | 1.06 | 0.99–1.15 | 0.108 |
| Sleep problems | 1.00 | 0.93–1.08 | 0.933 |
| Finance problems | 1.12 | 0.97–1.30 | 0.122 |
| Dysphagia | 1.07 | 0.97–1.17 | 0.161 |
↵3-150 Hazard ratio provides the likelihood of death at any given time for a patient with a score of 10 points more than another patient.