Table III.

Patients’ assessments of their own health-related quality of life, EQ VAS.

	Group A			Group B			Group C
	Baseline	6 months	12 months	Baseline	6 months	12 months	Baseline	6 months	12 months
Mean Q VAS score	50	55	56	51	52	54	51	52	56
(± SD)	(19)	(19)	(17)	(17)	(19)	(14)	(16)	(20)	(17)
Median EQ VAS score	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50
(IQR)	(40–60)	(50–72)	(50–68)	(45–60)	(42–60)	(50–60)	(40–60)	(40–70)	(50–64)

Notes: Statistical analyses were done within and between the groups using the Friedman test and Kruskal–Wallis test. No significant difference anywhere.