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Table 4.

Preoperative and postoperative scores on the Short-Form (36-item) Health Survey (SF-36)

SF-36 items	SF-36 score, median (range)
	Patients with giant hepatic haemangioma								Chinese healthy subjects
	Preoperative		1 month		3 months		6 months
	HE group	HR group	HE group	HR group	HE group	HR group	HE group	HR group
Physical functioning	44 (35–65)^a	43 (37–68)^a	63 (55–74)^a	63 (54–72)^a	75 (60–83)^a	79 (62–85)^a	87 (78–94)	85 (80–95)	90 (75–99)
Role–physical	47 (38–62)^a	45 (40–59)^a	63 (51–69)^a	62 (54–68)^a	75 (65–81)^a	75 (58–82)^a	79 (70–92)	78 (71–89)	79 (72–97)
Role–emotional	45 (38–57)^a	46 (35–62)^a	66 (55–72)^a^,^b	52 (48–65)^a	74 (68–83)^a	75 (67–87)^a	76 (72–84)	75 (69–83)	76 (70–94)
Bodily pain	60 (55–75)^a	57 (50–72)^a	59 (53–71)^a	61 (55–72)^a	79 (74–90)^a	79 (68–86)^a	81 (76–92)	80 (75–90)	85 (74–95)
Vitality	50 (45–65)^a	52 (44–66)^a	65 (57–70)^a	63 (55–71)^a	66 (60–75)^a	67 (65–72)^a	69 (66–82)	69 (65–85)	70 (67–87)
Mental health	63 (55–71)^a	61 (54–68)^a	68 (60–71)^a	69 (60–72)^a	71 (65–79)^a	70 (62–81)^a	72 (64–84)	70 (66–82)	73 (68–86)
Social functioning	52 (47–72)^a	50 (46–71)^a	62 (51–75)^a	63 (53–77)^a	76 (65–86)^a	76 (66–85)^a	83 (70–96)	82 (71–95)	86 (69–99)
General health	56 (50–65)^a	51 (50–60)^a	59 (55–67)^a ^b	51 (46–57)^a	61 (55–70)^a	61 (55–71)^a	65 (57–75)	64 (58–76)	69 (60–88)

P < 0.05 versus Chinese normal individuals.

P < 0.05 for HE versus HR.

HE, hepatic enucleation; HR, hepatic resection.