Table 2.

Prevalence of symptom domains and poor HRQOL among overall HSCT survivors, conventional therapy survivors, and noncancer controls

Symptoms and HRQOLHSCT survivorsConventional therapy survivorsNoncancer controlsHSCT survivors vs conventional therapy survivorsHSCT survivors vs noncancer controls
n (%)n (%)n (%)OR (95% CI)*OR (95% CI)*
Symptom prevalence      
 Sensation abnormalities 44 (39.3) 365 (33.0) 45 (18.6) 1.5 (1.0-2.3) 4.7 (2.6-8.4) 
 Motor/movement problems 14 (12.5) 149 (13.5) 8 (3.3) 1.0 (0.5-1.8) 4.3 (1.6-11.0) 
 Cardiac symptoms 15 (13.4) 150 (13.6) 16 (6.6) 1.0 (0.6-1.8) 2.5 (1.1-5.6) 
 Pulmonary symptoms 15 (13.4) 152 (13.7) 9 (3.7) 1.0 (0.6-1.8) 4.6 (1.8-11.8) 
 Pain 72 (64.3) 819 (74.1) 159 (65.7) 0.7 (0.4-1.0) 1.4 (0.8-2.3) 
 Fatigue 15 (13.4) 195 (17.6) 18 (7.4) 0.7 (0.4-1.4) 3.1 (1.4-7.0) 
 Nausea 15 (13.4) 152 (13.7) 27 (11.2) 1.0 (0.6-1.8) 1.3 (0.7-2.7) 
 Memory problems 32 (28.6) 276 (25.0) 19 (7.9) 1.2 (0.8-1.9) 4.8 (2.5-9.2) 
 Anxiety 33 (29.5) 386 (34.9) 44 (18.2) 0.8 (0.5-1.3) 2.1 (1.2-3.6) 
 Depression 27 (24.1) 341 (30.8) 45 (18.6) 0.8 (0.5-1.2) 1.7 (0.9-2.9) 
 Multiple (≥2) symptoms 65 (63.7) 648 (61.9) 88 (36.8) 1.1 (0.7-1.7) 3.0 (1.9-4.9) 
Poor HRQOL      
 PCS ≤40 19 (17.0) 156 (14.1) 13 (5.4) 1.5 (0.9-2.5) 6.9 (2.8-17.0) 
 MCS ≤40 20 (17.9) 252 (22.8) 35 (14.5) 0.8 (0.5-1.3) 1.5 (0.5-2.9) 
Symptoms and HRQOLHSCT survivorsConventional therapy survivorsNoncancer controlsHSCT survivors vs conventional therapy survivorsHSCT survivors vs noncancer controls
n (%)n (%)n (%)OR (95% CI)*OR (95% CI)*
Symptom prevalence      
 Sensation abnormalities 44 (39.3) 365 (33.0) 45 (18.6) 1.5 (1.0-2.3) 4.7 (2.6-8.4) 
 Motor/movement problems 14 (12.5) 149 (13.5) 8 (3.3) 1.0 (0.5-1.8) 4.3 (1.6-11.0) 
 Cardiac symptoms 15 (13.4) 150 (13.6) 16 (6.6) 1.0 (0.6-1.8) 2.5 (1.1-5.6) 
 Pulmonary symptoms 15 (13.4) 152 (13.7) 9 (3.7) 1.0 (0.6-1.8) 4.6 (1.8-11.8) 
 Pain 72 (64.3) 819 (74.1) 159 (65.7) 0.7 (0.4-1.0) 1.4 (0.8-2.3) 
 Fatigue 15 (13.4) 195 (17.6) 18 (7.4) 0.7 (0.4-1.4) 3.1 (1.4-7.0) 
 Nausea 15 (13.4) 152 (13.7) 27 (11.2) 1.0 (0.6-1.8) 1.3 (0.7-2.7) 
 Memory problems 32 (28.6) 276 (25.0) 19 (7.9) 1.2 (0.8-1.9) 4.8 (2.5-9.2) 
 Anxiety 33 (29.5) 386 (34.9) 44 (18.2) 0.8 (0.5-1.3) 2.1 (1.2-3.6) 
 Depression 27 (24.1) 341 (30.8) 45 (18.6) 0.8 (0.5-1.2) 1.7 (0.9-2.9) 
 Multiple (≥2) symptoms 65 (63.7) 648 (61.9) 88 (36.8) 1.1 (0.7-1.7) 3.0 (1.9-4.9) 
Poor HRQOL      
 PCS ≤40 19 (17.0) 156 (14.1) 13 (5.4) 1.5 (0.9-2.5) 6.9 (2.8-17.0) 
 MCS ≤40 20 (17.9) 252 (22.8) 35 (14.5) 0.8 (0.5-1.3) 1.5 (0.5-2.9) 

CI, confidence interval; MCS, mental component summary; OR, odds ratio; PCS, physical component summary.

*

Age/sex-adjusted ORs.

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