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Table 3 Comparison of quality-of-life parameters between two group based on SF-36 questionnaire

From: Comparing quality of life between patients undergoing trans-areola endoscopic thyroid surgery and trans-oral endoscopic thyroid surgery

SF36

Postoperative 2 weeks

Postoperative 4 weeks

Postoperative 8 weeks

ETVOA (n: 57)

ETAA (n:74)

P-value

ETVOA (n: 57)

ETAA (n:74)

P-value

ETVOA (n: 57)

ETAA (n: 74)

P-value

Physical function

85.1 (20.6)

80.1 (21.3)

0.365

94.2 (23.5)

87.6 (21.8)

0.107

96.4 (23.6)

91.4 (20.3)

0.364

Role physic

84.2 (18.4)

70.1 (26.4)

0.175

87.5 (28.9)

78.3 (33.1)

 

98.3 (17.6)

88.9 (26.8)

0.235

Bodily pain

77.8 (23.1)

64.3 (40.2)

0.148

89.4 (23.4)

79.1 (26.9)

0.279

93.1 (19.5)

86.7 (24.5)

0.541

General health

73.5 (29.4)

69.8 (31.2)

0.962

82.1 (27.3)

74.6 (22.5)

0.319

85.4 (18.9)

83.3 (25.8)

0.251

Vitality

66.7 (27.8)

60.6 (26.2)

0.073

77.5 (21.7)

71.8 (26.3)

0.372

81.1 (25.6)

75.9 (32.3)

0.557

Social function

80.3 (20.3)

61.8 (25.9)

0.035*

88.9 (23.8)

72.5 (20.4)

0.017*

91.2 (18.2)

88.6 (33.5)

0.068

Role emtion

86.4 (19.7)

67.8 (28.4)

0.028*

91.6 (18.6)

81.3 (25.8)

0.031*

92.2 (16.5)

91.7 (17.9)

0.981

Mental health

76.5 (24.5)

70.2 (26.9)

0.076

89.8 (19.7)

80.8 (22.8)

0.027*

89.2 (23.3)

91.6 (16.5)

0.875

  1. p < 0.05: statistically significance