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Table 3 Comparsion of PQOL of two groups

From: Quality of life after lung cancer surgery: sublobar resection versus lobectomy

Item

After Surgery (n=347)

P

Item

After Surgery (n=347)

P

lobectomy group

sublobar resection group

lobectomy group

sublobar resection group

Breath shortness

   

Chest pain

   

Discharge

1.21±0.68

0.51±0.64

***

Discharge

0.24±0.52

0.51±0.76

***

  3M

1.99±0.75

1.12±0.75

***

3M

0.43±0.90

0.46±0.76

0.11

  6M

0.82±0.99

0.44±0.77

***

6M

0.27±0.68

0.23±0.54

0.89

Chest tightness

   

Mental stress

   

Discharge

0.86±0.70

0.90±0.79

0.86

Discharge

0.33±0.57

0.33±0.54

0.78

  3M

1.70±0.90

1.06±0.80

***

3M

0.51±0.59

0.45±0.70

0.71

  6M

0.82±1.02

0.48±0.74

0.004 **

6M

0.22±0.60

0.07±0.29

0.01*

Breathlessness

   

I'm disappointed in my struggle with the illness

  

Discharge

0.66±0.62

0.60±0.70

0.21

Discharge

0.31±0.53

0.25±0.57

0.1

  3M

1.53±0.88

1.01±0.86

***

3M

0.70±0.97

0.31±0.61

***

  6M

0.81±0.99

0.50±0.77

0.007**

6M

0.44±0.64

0.44±0.60

0.84

Weight loss

   

Irritability

   

Discharge

0.49±0.58

0.36±0.56

0.03 *

Discharge

0.09±0.31

0.31±0.55

***

  3M

1.15±0.82

0.49±0.74

***

3M

0.70±0.95

0.31±0.38

0.59

  6M

0.31±0.71

0.24±0.45

0.71

6M

0.42±0.66

0.41±0.65

0.9

Cough

   

I can't accept my illness

   

Discharge

0.90±0.69

0.90±0.63

0.84

Discharge

0.39±0.60

0.56±0.77

0.09

  3M

1.61±0.93

1.29±0.67

***

3M

0.80±1.11

0.80±1.06

0.9

  6M

0.87±0.92

0.59±0.77

0.004 **

6M

0.50±0.73

0.57±0.80

0.47

Expectoration

   

Overall-PQOL

   

Discharge

0.58±0.63

0.73±0.62

0.03 *

Discharge

9.21±3.22

9.35±3.59

0.71

  3M

1.25±0.94

1.09±0.64

0.12

3M

18.17±7.75

14.05±5.13

***

  6M

0.62±0.68

0.43±0.63

0.005 **

6M

10.11±7.63

7.73±5.69

0.02 *

Pain of the surgical wound

   

I can't take care of myself, such as eating and dressing

   

Discharge

0.21±0.44

0.44±0.77

0.02 *

Discharge

0.13±0.37

0.13±0.34

0.68

  3M

0.32±0.67

0.27±0.57

0.72

3M

0.12±0.43

0.21±0.55

0.04* 

  6M

0.10±0.30

0.12±0.33

0.52

6M

0.08±0.35

0.16±0.39

0.007** 

  1. Data was expressed as mean±standard deviation and was reserved for second decimal place; ***: P<0.001, **: P<0.01, *: P<0.05, ns: no statistic differences