Table 3.
Bivariate analyses of type of the urinary diversion and patients’ quality of life (FACT-Bl-Cys)
| Patients | Total (n-126) Mean (SD) Median (IQR) |
Surgical technique |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CU (n-57) Mean (SD) Median (IQR) |
IONB (n-69) Mean (SD) Median (IQR) |
|||
| Physical health | 18.4 (4.9) 19.0 (4–28) |
17.6 (4.4) 18.0 (4–27) |
19.1 (5.2) 20.0 (7–28) |
0.097 |
| Social health | 19.2 (4.4) 20.5 (9–26) |
18.8 (4.6) 20.0 (10–25) |
19.6 (4.2) 21.0 (9–26) |
0.316 |
| Emotional health | 18.0 (4.2) 19.0 (2–24) |
17.7 (3.8) 18.0 (9–23) |
18.3 (4.5) 19.0 (2–24) |
0.484 |
| Functional health | 13.8 (4.5) 13.0 (3–24) |
11.9 (3.2) 12.0 (3–18) |
15.3 (4.8) 16.0 (4–24) |
<0.001 |
| Additional concerns | 36.9 (7.4) 36.0 (16–60) |
35.7 (5.0) 36.0 (23–48) |
38.0 (8.9) 38.0 (16–60) |
0.081 |
| Total score | 106.3 (20.4) 108.0 (47–154) |
101.7 (15.4) 101.0 (54–132) |
110.1 (23.2) 115.0 (47–154) |
0.019 |
FACT-Bl-Cys – Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy for patients undergoing radical cystectomy questionnaire; SD – standard deviation; IQR – interquartile range