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Table 1 Changes in symptom severity and HRQoL scores after short-term follow-up (n = 222)

From: Short- and long-term evaluation of disease-specific symptoms and quality of life following uterine artery embolization of fibroids

UFS-QoL subscale

n1

Before UAE

Median (25. 75.P)

Short-term follow-up

Median (25. 75.P)

p value

(Wilcoxon test)

Symptom severity

205

50.0 (38.3 62.5)

21.9 (12.5 34.4)

 < 0.001

Concern

203

50.0 (30.0 80.0)

80.0 (65.0 100.0)

 < 0.001

Activities

205

50.0 (32.1 67.9)

85.7 (66.1 96.4)

 < 0.001

Energy/mood

205

50.0 (35.7 69.6)

78.6 (64.3 96.4)

 < 0.001

Control

205

50.0 (35.0 75.0)

85.0 (65.0 95.0)

 < 0.001

Self-consciousness

205

66.7 (41.7 83.3)

91.7 (66.7 100.0)

 < 0.001

Sexual function

193

50.0 (25.0 75.0)

75.0 (62.5 100.0)

 < 0.001

HRQoL total score

189

52.6 (39.6 68.5)

84.5 (67.9 93.1)

 < 0.001

  1. (1) n = Number of patients with sufficient answered questions for the calculation of transformed scores using the ‘UFS-QoL Scoring Manual’
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