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

Table 4 European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Core Questionnaire (QLQ-C30) questionnaire scores by the type of reconstruction (Mann-Whitney U test)

	Billroth II (n = 26)		Roux-Y (n = 47)		P value
	mean (SD)	Median (IQR)	mean (SD)	Median (IQR)
Functional scales
Physical functioning	73.1 (23)	73.5 (53-93)	83.7 (19.6)	92 (73-100)	0.038
Role functioning	70.5 (31.4)	67 (50-100)	85.5 (22.4)	100 (67-100)	0.034
Cognitive functioning	76.9 (26.3)	83 (67-100)	84.7 (18.3)	83 (83-100)	0.301
Emotional functioning	74.9 (27.7)	83 (58-100)	86 (14)	92 (75-100)	0.220
Social functioning	79.5 (25.9)	83 (67-100)	82.6 (20.5)	83 (67-100)	0.792
Symptoms
Dyspnoea	16.7 (30.3)	0 (0-33)	7 (15.4)	0 (0-0)	0.285
Insomnia	37.1 (33.2)	33 (0-67)	24 (25.8)	33 (0-33)	0.102
Appetite loss	12.8 (25.1)	0 (0-33)	8.4 (16.2)	0 (0-0)	0.651
Nausea/vomiting	15.4 (22.1)	0 (0-33)	8.1 (13.8)	0 (0-17)	0.194
Constipation	19.2 (31.5)	0 (0-33)	5.6 (12.5)	0 (0-0)	0.054
Diarrhoea	14.1 (31.6)	0 (0-0)	13.3 (16.4)	0 (0-33)	0.200
Fatigue	41 (28.6)	33 (22-67)	24.6 (17.5)	22 (17-33)	0.028
Pain	28.9 (28.1)	17 (0-50)	12.4 (16.1)	0 (0-17)	0.010
Financial problems	19.2 (28.6)	0 (0-33)	14.8 (25.8)	0 (0-33)	0.510
Global health status	68.2 (24.7)	67 (50-83)	65.7 (22)	67 (50-83)	0.635

IQR: Inter-quartile range; SD: Standard deviation.