Table 4 Evaluation of patients’ SF-36 quality of life scores

Physical Functioning

W0

65 (60–83)

75 (50–75)

0.723^a

W3

90 (80–100)

80 (50–90)

0.101^a

W7

100 (85–100)

85 (50–98)

0.210^a

P^c

< 0.001

0.071

W0-3 (p^b)

< 0.001

0.105

W0-7 (p^b)

< 0.001

0.014

W3-7 (p^b)

0.125

0.260

Social Functioning

W0

88 (50–100)

100 (63–100)

0.576^a

W3

100 (88–100)

100 (63–100)

0.307^a

W7

100 (88–100)

100 (63–100)

0.314^a

P^c

0.001

0.076

W0-3 (p^b)

0.005

0.040

W0-7 (p^b)

0.005

0.056

W3-7 (p^b)

0.564

0.317

Physical Role Limitations

W0

0 (0-100)

0 (0–0)

0.01^a

W3

100 (75–100)

0 (0–0)

< 0.001^a

W7

100 (88–100)

0 (0–0)

< 0.001^a

P^c

0.001

0.565

W0-3 (p^b)

0.001

0.106

W0-7 (p^b)

< 0.001

0.106

W3-7 (p^b)

0.890

1.0

Emotional Role Limitations

W0

0 (0-100)

0 (0-100)

0.932^a

W3

100 (100–100)

100 (0-100)

0.023^a

W7

100 (100–100)

100 (0-100)

0.032^a

P^c

< 0.001

0.018

W0-3 (p^b)

0.099

0.001

W0-7 (p^b)

< 0.001

0.905

W3-7 (p^b)

< 0.001

< 0.001

Pain

W0

35 (16–56)

23 (5–35)

0.232^a

W3

90 (56–95)

45 (28–58)

< 0.001^a

W7

90 (58–100)

45 (28–56)

< 0.001^a

P^c

< 0.001

0.009

W0-3 (p^b)

< 0.001

0.007

W0-7 (p^b)

< 0.001

0.009

W3-7 (p^b)

0.833

0.490

Vitality (Energy)

W0

65 (50–78)

50 (38–78)

0.23^a

W3

80 (75–90)

50 (40–70)

0.001^a

W7

80 (75–90)

50 (40–68)

< 0.001^a

P^c

< 0.001

1.0

W0-3 (p^b)

0.001

0,779

W0-7 (p^b)

< 0.001

0.726

W3-7 (p^b)

0.674

0.655

Mental Health

W0

68 (62–82)

64 (46–74)

0.121^a

W3

73 (61–75)

45 (41–57)

< 0.001^a

W7

88 (78–92)

60 (52–72)

< 0.001^a

P^c

< 0.001

< 0.001

W0-3 (p^b)

0.099

0.001

W0-7 (p^b)

< 0.001

0.905

W3-7 (p^b)

< 0.001

< 0.001

General Health

W0

60 (46–68)

45 (35–68)

0.270^a

W3

70 (60–80)

55 (43–60)

< 0.001^a

W7

75 (60–75)

50 (39–60)

< 0.001^a

P^c

< 0.001

0.343

W0-3 (p^b)

0.001

0.394

W0-7 (p^b)

0.001

0.858

W3-7 (p^b)

0.803

0.257