TABLE 4.

Comparison of quality of life between the two groups (x ± s)

Group	n	Time	Physiology	Environmental	Social	Psychology	Total
Study	32	3 months PP	72.98 ± 0.87	61.87 ± 0.65	62.87 ± 0.54	63.08 ± 0.65	260.80 ± 2.71
		6 months PP	73.83 ± 2.31	70.53 ± 1.09	68.08 ± 1.28	74.39 ± 2.18	286.83 ± 6.86
Control	32	3 months PP	61.76 ± 0.78	61.61 ± 0.97	62.79 ± 0.61	61.28 ± 0.38	247.44 ± 2.74
		6 months PP	62.08 ± 2.46	66.02 ± 1.17	63.87 ± 1.34	70.87 ± 2.38	262.84 ± 7.35
t			54.319	1.260	0.555	13.524	19.611
P			<.001	.212	.581	<.001	<.001
t #			−1.948	−38.601	−21.215	−28.125	−19.963
P #			.056	<.001	<.001	<.001	<.001
t *			−0.701	−16.414	−4.150	−22.509	−11.106
P *			.486	<.001	<.001	<.001	<.001
t *#			19.697	15.955	−5.464	6.170	13.498
P *#			<.001	<.001	<.001	<.001	<.001

Abbreviations: PP, post operation; t P, comparison of two groups 3 months after operation; t ^# P ^#, comparison of 3 and 6 months after operation in the study group; t ^* P ^*, comparison of 3 and 6 months after operation in the control group; t ^*# P ^*#, comparison of two groups 3 months after operation.