Table 4.

Comparison of quality of life scores between the two groups ($\overline{x}\pm s$, points).

Group	n	Somatic function	Psychological function	Symptomatic side effects	Social function	QOL-LC total score
Stoma group	80	36.95 ± 5.70	31.03 ± 6.02	33.51 ± 7.46	26.33 ± 5.03	127.82 ± 13.76
Control group	80	41.14 ± 6.33	35.76 ± 7.50	38.64 ± 7.92	34.28 ± 6.05	149.82 ± 15.00
t		−4.400	−4.399	−4.217	−9.038	−9.667
P		0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000