Translation and validation of M.D. Anderson Symptom Inventory-Thyroid Cancer module in Chinese thyroid cancer patients: a cross-sectional and methodological study

Table 2 The discriminant validity of the MDASI-THY score (n = 309)

Groups	Symptom severity of MDASI-THY			Symptom interference of MDASI-THY
Groups	M(Q₁,Q₃)	Z	p	M(Q₁,Q₃)	Z	p
Surgery		-9.999	< 0.001		-8.497	< 0.001
No (n = 65)	0(0,0)			0(0,0)
Yes (n = 244)	1.47(0.38,2.62)			0.67(0,2.33)

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