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Table 4 UFS-QoL questionnaire scores at baseline, 3-, 6- and 12-month follow-up

From: Lessons learned during implementation of MR-guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound treatment of uterine fibroids

All women

Baseline n = 70

3 m n = 61

6 m n = 55

12 m n = 37

tSSS

50.4 ± SD15.9

36.0 ± SD16.9 Δ-14.4*

31.2 [range: 0–78.1] Δ-19.2*

32.6 ± SD18.1 Δ-17.8*

tHRQL

57.4 ± SD19.0

70.0 [range: 13–100] Δ12.6*

80.0 [range: 10–100] Δ22.6*

73.5 ± SD19.3 Δ16.1*

First 22 women

Baseline n = 22

3 m n = 17

6 m n = 17

12 m n = 13

tSSS

48.6 ± SD14.8

33.6 ± SD15.3 Δ-15*

32.0 ± SD23.9 Δ-16.6*

30.5 ± SD18.1 Δ-18.1*

tHRQL

63.5 ± SD17.9

72.5 ± SD15.3 Δ9

83.0 [range: 10–98] Δ19.5

78.0 ± SD17.0 Δ14.5*

Remaining 48 women

Baseline n = 48

3 m n = 44

6 m n = 38

12 m n = 24

tSSS

51.3 ± 1SD6.5

37.0 ± SD17.5 Δ-14.3*

33.5 ± SD18.9 Δ-17.8*

33.8 ± SD18.4 Δ-17.5*

tHRQL

54.6 ± SD19.0

70.1 ± SD19.5 Δ15.5*

79.5 [range: 21–100] Δ24.9*

71.0 ± SD20.4 Δ16.4*

p value

p = 0.33 and p = 0.06

p = 0.56 and p = 0.78

p = 0.69 and p = 1.00

p = 0.53 and p = 0.37

  1. Showing all women and divided in the first 22 and second 48 women treated. Δ shows the absolute difference with baseline, and *shows a significant difference (p =  < 0.05) compared to baseline. The bottom row of the table shows p values of the difference between the first 22 and second 48 women treated for tSSS or tHRQL at that particular time point, tested by Mann–Whitney U test. Multiple testing correction was performed using the Holm–Bonferroni method
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