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Table 3 Health-related quality of life in older patients (age > =70) compared with younger patients (age < 70), at admission, at discharge and at 3 months after surgery, without a significant time interaction

From: Health related quality of life after oesophagectomy: elderly patients refer similar eating and swallowing difficulties than younger patients

EORTC aspect

MD (95 % C.I.)

p-value

C30 global quality of life

4.4 (−5.2, 14.1)

n.a.

C30 physical function

−3.1 (−10.9, 4.8)

n.a.

C30 role function

9.3 (−4.3, 23.0)

n.a.

C30 emotional function

−0.5 (−10.6, 9.6)

n.a.

C30 cognitive function

−5.9 (−13.5, 1.7)

n.a.

C30 social function

−2.3 (−14.5, 9.8)

n.a.

C30 fatigue

3.2 (−6.7, 13.1)

n.a.

C30 dyspnoea

−3.6 (−13.5, 6.3)

n.a.

OES18 dysphagia

−2.8 (−14.2, 8.6)

n.a.

  1. Mean score difference (MDs) were assessed with linear mixed-effect models and adjusted for time
  2. Charlson Comorbidity Index, neoadjuvant therapy, tumour stage, gender, histology, tumour site and complications. All these values did not show a significant time interaction term, i.e. the difference persisted over time. Any MD ≥ 10 was considered clinically significant and tested for statistical significance (n.a., not applicable, if MD < 10)