Table 2.

EuroQol – 5D global health scores

	Preop.	4 weeks	6 months	12 months
Mean(s.d.) EQ-5D™ score
Laparoscopic	77·3(16·6)	64·2(20·8)	77·5(16·2)	79·4(15·9)
Open	74·9(16·6)	62·6(20·4)	75·7(18·0)	78·7(15·1)
Mean change*	2·4 (−1·5, 6·3)	1·6 (−3·3, 6·5)	1·7 (−2·4, 5·9)	0·6 (−3·4, 4·7)
P†	0·228	0·981	0·815	0·646

^*Values in parentheses are 95 per cent confidence intervals. EQ-5D™, EuroQol – 5D.

^†Independent t test.