Table 2 Results of health-related quality of life measurement at six months in patients who had complete follow-up at twelve and twenty-four months (n = 31) or were lost to follow-up (dead = 9, no reply = 11)^a

0.66 (0.62 to 0.80)

0.62

-0.02 (-0.17 to 0.74)

0.22

0.55 (0.26 to 0.73)

0.51

50 (40 to 60)

51.1

39 (5 to 70)

36

60 (43 to 73)

55

45 (25 to 65)

45.5

18 (3 to 33)*

21

35 (10 to 45)

34

25 (0 to 75)

37.5

0 (0 to 25)

18

0 (0 to 33)

21

47 (22 to 100)

53.6

22 (10 to 52)

35

41 (22 to 52)

46

40 (25 to 52)

43.1

23 (10 to 40)

31

44 (30 to 67)

49

45 (35 to 55)

47.0

30 (15 to 48)

34

50 (35 to 60)

50

75 (38 to 100)

68.2

38 (13-63)*

38

50 (38 to 88)

57

83 (0 to 100)

58.3

0 (0 to 42)

23

83 (0 to 100)

60

68 (48 to 88)

66.0

58 (24 to 90)

56

72 (40 to 80)

60