Health-related quality of life after curative resection for gastric adenocarcinoma

Table 1 The time elapsed from surgery to completion of the questionnaires among different surgical procedures

	Median (IQR), yr
Total gastrectomy	3 (2-4)
Subtotal distal gastrectomy	3 (2-4)
Billroth II reconstruction	3 (1-4)
Roux-en-Y reconstruction	2.5 (1-4)

The difference among total gastrectomy, subtotal distal gastrectomy with Billroth II reconstruction and Roux-en-Y reconstruction was not statistically significant (P = 0.161, Kruskal-Wallis test), nor was the difference among total and subtotal distal gastrectomy (P = 0.056, Mann-Whitney U test). IQR: Interquartile range.