Table 4.

Comparison of the mean LCQ-MC score between the two groups before and after surgery.

Variables	LCQ-MC	Group A (n=72)	Group B (n=69)	t	P-value
Preoperative	Sociology	6.396 ± 0.278	6.377 ± 0.375	0.341	0.734
	Physiology	6.372 ± 0.205	6.270 ± 0.380	1.449	0.150
	Psychology	6.257 ± 0.305	6.302 ± 0.297	-0.878	0.382
	Total score	19.024 ± 0.494	18.945 ± 0.753	0.460	0.647
2 weeks after operation	Sociology	5.604 ± 0.436	5.562 ± 0.543	0.512	0.609
	Physiology	5.607 ± 0.403	5.453 ± 0.469	2.101	0.037*
	Psychology	5.689 ± 0.393	5.426 ± 0.458	3.656	0.000*
	Total score	16.900 ± 0.982	16.440 ± 1.210	2.481	0.014*
5 weeks after operation	Sociology	5.802 ± 0.398	5.783 ± 0.477	0.264	0.792
	Physiology	5.815 ± 0.405	5.642 ± 0.426	2.481	0.014*
	Psychology	5.849 ± 0.346	5.691 ± 0.406	2.497	0.014*
	Total score	17.467 ± 0.939	17.115 ± 1.044	2.104	0.037*

^*Statistically significant (p < 0.05).