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Table 3 Patient Baseline SF-36 Index scores by treatment type (NSS vs. RN)

From: Comparison of baseline quality of life measures between renal cell carcinoma patients undergoing partial versus radical nephrectomy

Variable

NSS 1 (N = 71)

RN 1 (N = 73)

p-value 2

Physical Functioning

75 (5, 40, 95, 100)

75 (0, 50, 95, 100)

0.85

Bodily Pain

62 (0, 41, 88, 100)

71 (12, 41, 100, 100)

0.72

General Health

72 (10, 47, 82, 100)

67 (6.3, 52, 87, 100)

0.93

Mental Health

72 (20, 60, 84, 100)

80 (24, 64, 92, 100)

0.023

Role Emotional

67 (0, 0, 100, 100)

100 (0, 33, 100, 100)

0.31

Role Physical

75 (0, 0, 100, 100)

50 (0, 0, 100, 100)

0.50

Social Functioning

75 (0, 50, 100, 100)

75 (0, 50, 100, 100)

0.83

Vitality

53 (0, 30, 70, 100)

50 (0, 30, 75, 100)

0.91

  1. 1The sample median (minimum, 25th percentile, 75th percentile, maximum) is given.
  2. 2P-values result from Wilcoxon rank sum test comparing NSS to RN.