Table 5 The domain scores (mean ± SD) of patients among different RT stages and RT method

RT stages

 Before RT

60

65.9 ± 15.5

54.5 ± 15.8

60.8 ± 17.6

71.6 ± 17.0

 During RT

171

54.0 ± 14.9

47.4 ± 13.6

58.3 ± 15.7

59.2 ± 17.9

 ≤1 year after RT

145

59.3 ± 14.2

48.5 ± 16.5

57.5 ± 15.6

62.6 ± 16.3

 ~5 years after RT

65

63.5 ± 14.1

55.1 ± 16.3

63.8 ± 17.6

70.5 ± 15.9

 >5 years after RT

46

72.3 ± 17.4

54.3 ± 14.7

61.3 ± 24.2

73.0 ± 15.4

  P-value

<0.001

<0.001

0.100

<0.001

RT method

 IMRT

294

61.3 ± 15.7

51.5 ± 15.2

61.8 ± 16.4

66.8 ± 16.7

 Three-dimensional RT

46

56.8 ± 13.2

44.5 ± 14.1

56.7 ± 17.1

60.6 ± 17.5

 Conventional RT

86

53.4 ± 16.1

46.3 ± 15.6

51.8 ± 17.7

53.9 ± 16.6

 No RT

60

65.9 ± 15.5

54.5 ± 15.8

60.8 ± 17.6

71.6 ± 17.0

  P-value

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001