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. 2015 Jun 17;10(6):e0130634. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130634

Table 3. PSQI* score and prevalence of poor sleep quality in DTC* patients before and after 131I therapy.

DTC* patients before 131I therapy (162 cases) DTC* patients after 131I therapy (162 cases) Statistical analyses: statistical value (P value)
PSQI* score 7.59 ± 4.21 8.78 ± 4.72 18.139 (<0.001) #
Case number for PSQI* > 5 88 (54.32%) 115 (70.99%) (0.001) $
Case number for PSQI* ≤ 5 74 47

* PSQI = Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, DTC = differentiated thyroid cancer;

# analyzed by paired T test;

$ analyzed by Mcnemar's test.