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Table 14. Descriptive Analysis of 6- and 12-month Outcome: Symptom and Quality of Life Scores
Variable |
Level |
Baseline |
6 months |
12 months |
Total N (2,112) |
Total N (1,797) |
N Overalla |
Total N (1,701) |
N Overalla |
UFS symptom score |
Mean |
58.61 |
1782 |
19.87 |
1664 |
19.23 |
STD |
20.82 |
|
18.61 |
|
17.94 |
Median |
59 |
|
15.63 |
|
15.63 |
25th percentile |
44 |
|
6.25 |
|
6.25 |
75th percentile |
75 |
|
28.13 |
|
28.13 |
Missing (%) |
|
|
0.83 |
|
2.18 |
Mean difference (s.e.) baseline to time interval |
|
|
-38.60 (0.60) |
|
-37.73 (0.52) |
P value |
|
|
< 0.0001 |
|
< 0.0001 |
Interval symptom score compared to baseline |
Missing |
|
15 |
0.83 |
37 |
2.18 |
Greater than baseline score |
|
107 |
5.95 |
89 |
5.23 |
Equal to baseline score |
|
9 |
0.50 |
4 |
0.24 |
Less than baseline score by less than 10% |
|
45 |
2.50 |
36 |
2.12 |
Less than baseline score by more than 10% |
|
1622 |
90.21 |
1535 |
90.24 |
HRQOL score |
Mean |
46.95 |
1765 |
85.04 |
1645 |
86.68 |
STD |
23.03 |
|
20.06 |
|
18.15 |
Median |
46 |
|
93.95 |
|
93.95 |
25th percentile |
29 |
|
79.30 |
|
81.89 |
75th percentile |
65 |
|
99.13 |
|
100.00 |
Missing (%) |
|
|
1.78 |
|
3.29 |
Mean difference (s.e.) baseline to time interval |
|
|
35.22 (0.58) |
|
37.62 (0.55) |
P value |
|
|
< .0001 |
|
< .0001 |
Interval HRQOL score compared to baseline |
Missing |
|
32 |
1.78 |
56 |
3.29 |
Less than baseline score |
|
125 |
6.96 |
83 |
4.88 |
Equal to baseline score |
|
2 |
0.11 |
2 |
0.12 |
Greater than baseline score by less than 10% |
|
104 |
5.79 |
73 |
4.29 |
Greater than baseline score by more than 10% |
|
1534 |
85.36 |
1487 |
87.42 |
a For categorical variable, reports %. For continuous variable, reports mean, median, STD, Q1, Q3.
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