Table V.

Outcome at each time point according to age at surgery.

Variable	< 70 years	≥ 70 years	p-value*
Median ECOGPS (IQR), (number of PS 0, 1, 2, 3, 4)
Baseline	3 (3 to 4), (0, 0, 15, 26, 24)	3 (3 to 4), (0, 1, 4, 14, 17)	0.243
One month	2 (1 to 2), (1, 26, 24, 14, 0)	2 (1 to 2.75), (1, 11, 15, 7, 2)	0.426
Three months	1 (1 to 2), (1, 32, 16, 4, 0)	1 (1 to 3), (1, 13, 9, 8, 0)	0.070
Six months	1 (1 to 2), (1, 27, 6, 3, 1)	1 (1 to 2), (1, 13, 3, 2, 1)	0.834
Mean BI (range)
Baseline	55.7 (5 to 100)	49.3 (0 to 100)	0.292
One month	83.1 (10 to 100)	79.6 (15 to 100)	0.460
Three months	88.4 (10 to 100)	81.9 (30 to 100)	0.236
Six months	91.8 (5 to 100)	90.6 (15 to 100)	0.849
Mean EQ-5D (range)
Baseline	-0.020 (-0.594 to 0.796)	-0.130 (-0.594 to 1.000)	0.110
One month	0.712 (-0.221 to 1.000)	0.644 (-0.331 to 0.883)	0.531
Three months	0.781 (-0.016 to 1.000)	0.697 (-0.043 to 1.000)	0.192
Six months	0.766 (-0.331 to 1.000)	0.720 (-0.429 to 1.000)	0.941

^*Kruskal-Walis test and Scheffe’s post hoc test.

BI, Barthel index; ECOGPS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; EQ-5D, EuroQol Five Dimension questionnaire; IQR, interquartile range.