Table 3.

Comparsion of PQOL of two groups

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**

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