Comparative quality of life study between endoscopic sphincterotomy and surgical choledochotomy

Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of choledocholithiasis patients n (%)

	EST group	OCT group	P value
	(n = 135)	(n = 81)
Age (yr)	60.3 ± 12.7	58.4 ± 13.5	0.299
Sex (M/F)	70/65	44/37	0.725
Married	126 (93.3)	77 (95.1)	0.771
Childless	12 (8.9)	6 (7.4)	0.703
Local resident	66 (48.9)	49 (60.5)	0.798
Educational level			0.050
Primary school	42 (31.1)	26 (32.1)
Secondary school	44 (32.6)	27 (33.3)
High school	24 (17.8)	14 (17.3)
College and above	25 (18.5)	14 (17.3)
Employment status			0.195
Employed	36 (26.7)	27 (33.3)
Retired	74 (54.8)	46 (56.8)
Unemployed	25 (18.5)	8 (9.9)
Baseline GIQLI score	103.0 ± 15.4	99.7 ± 10.2	0.091
Gallstone elimination	135/135 (100.0)	81/81 (100.0)	1.000
Days of hospital stay (d)	8.8 ± 6.5	13.9 ± 6.7	< 0.001
Follow-up rate at			0.662
2 wk	122 (90.4)	73 (90.1)	1.000
6 wk	118 (96.7)	73 (100.0)	0.300

Student’s t-test was used to compare three variables (age, baseline GIQLI score and duration of hospital stay); χ² analysis was used to compare the other variables. EST: Endoscopic sphincterotomy; GIQLI: Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index; OCT: Open choledochotomy.