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

Table 4 Patient Baseline FACT-G Index scores by treatment type (NSS vs. RN)

Variable	NSS ¹ (N = 71)	RN ¹ (N = 73)	p-value ²
Physical Well Being	25 (0, 20, 27, 28)	25 (5, 22, 27, 28)	0.90
Emotional Well Being	17 (5, 15, 19, 24)	18 (1, 14, 19, 24)	0.61
Social/Family Well Being	25 (0, 21, 27, 28)	25 (9, 21, 28, 28)	0.71
Functional Well Being	21 (2.3, 16, 24, 28)	19 (5, 14, 24, 28)	0.33
Total FACT-G	84 (39, 74, 93, 107)	81 (38, 70, 96, 107)	0.72

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

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