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

Table 7 Patient Baseline FACT-G Index scores by treatment type (NSS vs. RN) in patients with pT1 RCC

Variable	NSS ¹ (N = 59)	RN ¹ (N = 39)	p-value ²
Physical Well Being	26 (0, 20, 27, 28)	24 (4.7, 19, 27, 28)	0.39
Emotional Well Being	17 (8, 15, 19, 24)	18 (10, 14, 20, 24)	0.35
Social/Family Well Being	24 (0, 20, 27, 28)	24 (10, 19, 26, 28)	0.73
Functional Well Being	21 (2.3, 16, 24, 28)	18 (5, 14, 24, 28)	0.29
Total FACT-G	83 (39, 74, 93, 104)	80 (37.7, 69, 94, 105)	0.48

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

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