Efficacy of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts in treating cirrhotic esophageal-gastric variceal bleeding

Table 6 Comparison of quality of life between the two groups (mean ± SD)

Item		Study group (n = 50)	Control group (n = 42)	t	P value
Social function	Preoperatively	49.89 ± 4.17	49.92 ± 4.35	0.034	0.973
	Postoperatively	78.36 ± 3.81a	75.50 ± 3.66a	3.651	< 0.001
Psychological function	Preoperatively	48.30 ± 5.07	48.85 ± 4.96	0.523	0.602
	Postoperatively	70.16 ± 5.83a	65.28 ± 5.19a	4.203	< 0.001
Physical function	Preoperatively	45.69 ± 6.58	46.41 ± 6.75	0.517	0.607
	Postoperatively	65.25 ± 7.39a	60.67 ± 6.98a	3.037	0.003
Material life condition	Preoperatively	46.29 ± 5.11	46.57 ± 5.13	0.261	0.794
	Postoperatively	63.81 ± 6.78a	60.62 ± 5.75a	2.407	0.018

^aP < 0.05 compared to preoperative values.