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Table 2 Change in HRQOL after intervention compared to baseline in the study patients

From: The effect of weight loss and exercise on Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) following Endoscopic Bariatric Therapies (EBT) for obesity

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SF-36 Domains

Baseline

Post-Intervention

Mean Difference

p-value*

Mean

Median

Mean

Median

PSC

Physical function

74.2

80 (0ā€“100)

90.9

95 (0ā€“100)

16.7

<ā€‰0.001

Physical role

78.7

100 (0ā€“100)

87.7

100 (0ā€“100)

9

0.003

Body pain

69.4

70 (0ā€“100)

82.7

90 (0ā€“100)

13.3

<ā€‰0.001

General health

58.4

60 (5ā€“100)

72.7

75 (20ā€“100)

14.3

<ā€‰0.001

MSC

Vitality

49.8

50 (0ā€“100)

65.5

70 (0ā€“100)

15.7

<ā€‰0.001

Social function

74.7

75 (0ā€“100)

85.8

100 (0ā€“100)

11.1

<ā€‰0.001

Emotional role

72.7

100 (0ā€“100)

82.7

100 (0ā€“100)

10

0.007

Mental health

63.1

64 (12ā€“100)

59.9

63 (0ā€“80)

āˆ’3.2

0.11

Health Transition

40.3

50 (0ā€“100)

78.8

75 (0ā€“100)

38.5

<ā€‰0.001

  1. * the results were similar when compared using parametric test (mean) or non-parametric test (median). The values reported are from Wilcoxon paired test