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Table 4 Changes in symptom severity and HRQoL scores after UAE in patients with small versus patients with large fibroids

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

UFS-QoL subscale

n1

Score improvement

after UAE-

Small fibroids

Median (25. 75.P)

Score improvement

after UAE-

Large fibroids

Median (25.75.P)

p value

(Mann–Whitney U test)

Changes in symptom severity and HRQoL scores after short-term follow-up in patients with small versus patients with large fibroids (n = 222)

Symptom severity

205

 − 26.6 (− 39.4 − 12.5)

 − 15.6 (− 25.0 − 4.2)

0.008

Concern

203

22.5 (3.7 45.0)

5.0 (− 10.0 20.0)

0.001

Activities

205

28.6 (9.8 46.4)

14.3 (1.8 33.9)

0.011

Energy/mood

205

21.4 (10.7 42.9)

21.4 (4.5 34.8)

0.107

Control

205

25.0 (10.0 40.0)

20.0 (8.1 40.0)

0.453

Self-consciousness

205

16.7 (0.0 33.3)

25.0 (0.0 37.5)

0.385

Sexual function

193

25.0 (0.0 50.0)

12.5 (0.0 43.7)

0.460

HRQoL total score

189

25.0 (9.7 39.6)

16.5 (5.4 29.1)

0.044

Changes in symptom severity and HRQoL scores after long-term follow-up in patients with small versus patients with large fibroids (n = 59)

Symptom severity

56

 − 34.4 (− 53.1 − 23.7)

 − 32.2 (− 37.5 − 11.7)

0.112

Concern

55

35.0 (10.0 60.0)

25.0 (0.0 37.5)

0.160

Activities

57

46.4 (35.7 60.7)

25.0 (8.9 44.9)

0.003

Energy/mood

57

39.3 (25.0 57.1)

25.0 (12.5 33.9)

0.027

Control

58

40.0 (20.0 57.8)

30.0 (12.8 40.0)

0.082

Self-consciousness

58

33.3 (8.3 50.0)

8.3 (0.0 27.1)

0.046

Sexual function

55

37.5 (0.0 62.5)

25.0 (12.5 37.5)

0.497

HRQoL total score

51

43.3 (25.2 52.8)

25.0 (13.1 32.5)

0.005

UFS-QoL subscale

n1

Score improvement

from short- to long-term

Small fibroids

Median (25. 75.P)

Score improvement

from short- to long-term

Large fibroids

Median (25. 75.P)

p value

(Mann–Whitney U test)

Changes in symptom severity and HRQoL scores after UAE between short- and long-term follow-up in patients with small versus patients with large fibroids (n = 56)

Symptom severity

55

 − 6.2 (− 21.9 6.2)

 − 10.0 (− 27.6 2.3)

0.588

Concern

54

5.0 (0.0 20.0)

15.0 (0.0 32.5)

0.099

Activities

55

5.4 (0.0 12.5)

5.4 (0.0 16.5)

0.689

Energy/mood

55

3.6 (0.0 14.3)

0.0 (0.0 8.9)

0.245

Control

55

5.0 (0.0 15.0)

0.0 (0.0 8.7)

0.333

Self-consciousness

55

0.0 (0.0 8.3)

0.0 (0.0 3.1)

0.930

Sexual function

50

0.0 (0.0 18.7)

0.0 (0.0 6.2)

0.957

HRQoL total score

49

6.0 (0.0 11.2)

3.0 (0.0 10.8)

0.660

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