Table 4.
Comparison of quality of life in patients with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma who underwent ablation vs. those who underwent surgery.
| Ablation group | Surgery group | p-value | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coef | CI | p-value | Coef | CI | p-value | ||||
| SF-36 (THE HIGHER SCORE, THE BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE) | |||||||||
| PCS | 88.48 ± 8.21 | 81.18 ± 13.06 | 0.005* | −7.295 | [−11.795 to −2.795] | 0.002* | −8.312 | [−13.694 to −2.930] | 0.003* |
| PF | 96.57 ± 4.84 | 94.71 ± 7.17 | 0.186 | −1.868 | [−4.412 to 0.676] | 0.148 | −1.981 | [−5.194 to 1.232] | 0.224 |
| RP | 95.83 ± 10.58 | 80.88 ± 32.01 | 0.012* | −14.951 | [−24.309 to −5.593] | 0.002* | −22.613 | [−33.504 to −11.723] | <0.001* |
| BP | 89.42 ± 11.87 | 83.15 ± 17.09 | 0.045* | −6.270 | [−12.407 to −0.132] | 0.045* | −3.918 | [−11.411 to 3.575] | 0.301 |
| GH | 72.09 ± 19.24 | 66.00 ± 16.18 | 0.128 | −6.093 | [−13.983 to 1.798] | 0.128 | −5.524 | [−15.087 to 4.038] | 0.254 |
| MCS | 80.92 ± 13.25 | 80.92 ± 12.08 | 0.780 | −0.787 | [−6.363 to 4.788] | 0.780 | −2.429 | [−9.601 to 4.743] | 0.502 |
| VT | 74.91 ± 15.49 | 72.79 ± 18.76 | 0.568 | −2.113 | [−9.434 to 5.208] | 0.568 | −2.881 | [−12.129 to 6.366] | 0.537 |
| SF | 90.74 ± 10.29 | 85.30 ± 14.66 | 0.044* | −5.446 | [−10.736 5 to −0.156] | 0.044* | −3.730 | [−10.435 to 2.976] | 0.272 |
| RE | 92.00 ± 18.24 | 76.47 ± 37.18 | 0.029* | −15.505 | [−27.308 to −3.701] | 0.011* | −21.901 | [−36.737 to −7.064 ] | 0.004* |
| MH | 76.00 ± 13.70 | 70.12 ± 13.58 | 0.053 | −5.882 | [−11.826 to 0.061] | 0.053 | −2.995 | [−10.489 to 4.500] | 0.429 |
| THYCA-QoL (THE LOWER SCORE, THE BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE) | |||||||||
| Neuromuscular | 10.70 ± 11.00 | 12.42 ± 10.15 | 0.464 | 1.719 | [−2.929 to 6.366] | 0.464 | 0.786 | [−4.937 to 6.509] | 0.785 |
| Voice | 8.02 ± 12.43 | 5.88 ± 11.52 | 0.420 | −2.142 | [−7.404 to 3.119] | 0.420 | 0.070 | [−6.577 to 6.716] | 0.983 |
| Concentration | 5.86 ± 10.81 | 7.35 ± 13.10 | 0.564 | 1.448 | [−3.623 to 6.599] | 0.564 | 0.651 | [−5.913 to 7.214] | 0.844 |
| Sympathetic | 13.58 ± 13.76 | 16.67 ± 15.89 | 0.337 | 3.086 | [−3.275 to 9.448] | 0.337 | 4.660 | [−3.542 to 12.861] | 0.262 |
| Throat/mouth | 12.96 ± 11.37 | 15.36 ± 10.95 | 0.332 | 2.396 | [−2.482 to 7.274] | 0.332 | 2.235 | [−4.089 to 8.558] | 0.484 |
| Psychological | 15.43 ± 13.68 | 20.83 ± 13.33 | 0.072 | 5.401 | [−0.495 to 11.297] | 0.072 | 3.439 | [−3.912 to 10.790] | 0.355 |
| Sensory | 13.89 ± 14.01 | 18.63 ± 14.66 | 0.133 | 4.739 | [−1.470 to 10.948] | 0.133 | 2.571 | [−5.189 to 10.332] | 0.512 |
| Problems with scar | 5.56 ± 12.54 | 13.72 ± 20.30 | 0.022* | 8.170 | [1.220 to 15.119] | 0.022* | 10.246 | [1.330 to 19.162] | 0.025* |
| Felt chilly | 21.60 ± 22.58 | 25.49 ± 28.50 | 0.480 | 3.885 | [−7.002 to 14.772] | 0.480 | 1.205 | [−12.774 to 15.184] | 0.864 |
| Tingling hands/feet | 4.32 ± 11.30 | 5.88 ± 12.90 | 0.552 | 1.561 | [−3.635 to 6.757] | 0.552 | −0.012 | [−6.651 to 6.626] | 0.997 |
| Gained weight | 12.34 ± 16.25 | 19.61 ± 18.56 | 0.057 | 7.262 | [−0.212 to 14.735] | 0.057 | 5.803 | [−3.842 to 15.449] | 0.235 |
| Headache | 9.88 ± 15.36 | 12.74 ± 20.12 | 0.452 | 2.869 | [−4.680 to 10.418] | 0.452 | 4.543 | [−5.131 to 14.217] | 0.353 |
| Less interest in sex | 17.28 ± 21.22 | 29.41 ± 24.30 | 0.016* | 12.128 | [2.357 to 21.899] | 0.016* | 10.754 | [−1.265 to 22.773] | 0.079 |
| FoP-Q-SF (THE LOWER SCORE, THE BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE) | |||||||||
| Physical health | 1.82 ± 0.68 | 2.00 ± 0.74 | 0.285 | 0.165 | [−0.140 to 0.471] | 0.285 | 0.145 | [−0.227 to 0.518] | 0.440 |
| Social family | 1.54 ± 0.59 | 1.72 ± 0.64 | 0.185 | 0.177 | [−0.086 to 0.441] | 0.185 | 0.108 | [−0.224 to 0.439] | 0.520 |
*
p < 0.05.