Analysis of quality of life and reflux oesophagitis following Billroth II and Roux-en-Y gastrointestinal reconstruction for gastric cancer

Table 5 Comparison of postoperative quality of life between groups

Group	Case	Bodily functions		Role function		Cognitive function		Emotional function		Social function
		Post-4 weeks	Post-8 weeks	Post-4 weeks	Post-8 weeks	Post-4 weeks	Post-8 weeks	Post-4 weeks	Post-8 weeks	Post-4 weeks	Post-8 weeks
Research group	50	51.45 ± 3.22	73.42 ± 4.19a	51.84 ± 2.36	73.11 ± 3.48a	50.78 ± 3.86	70.45 ± 3.12a	51.22 ± 2.29	75.74 ± 3.62a	50.19 ± 3.18	71.12 ± 4.29a
Control group	50	51.63 ± 3.14	62.35 ± 4.23a	51.92 ± 2.28	60.71 ± 3.17a	50.86 ± 3.75	60.13 ± 3.24a	51.89 ± 2.31	63.68 ± 3.46a	50.22 ± 3.24	60.63 ± 4.13a
t		0.281	13.152	0.168	18.619	0.112	16.229	1.460	17.032	0.052	12.501
P value		0.780	0.001	0.863	0.001	0.917	0.000	0.148	0.001	9.963	0.000

^aP < 0.05 vs 4 weeks post-surgery within the group.