Table 11 Comparison of the quality of life [\(\overline {X}\)± s/score].

From: Comparative analysis of the efficacy and functional recovery of unilateral biportal endoscopy-assisted lumbar interbody fusion for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation

Groups

Environmental domain

Social relations domain

Before surgery

3 months after surgery

Before surgery

3 months after surgery

The experimental group (n = 66)

17.1 ± 3.5

32.5 ± 5.5*

8.3 ± 1.4

12.8 ± 2.2*

The control group (n = 66)

17.3 ± 3.6

25.1 ± 4.2*

8.3 ± 1.3

10.6 ± 1.9*

t

0.277

8.689

0.169

6.341

P

0.782

< 0.001

0.866

< 0.001

Effect size(d)

0.3

2.7

0.4

1.4

95% CI

0.2–0.5

2.0–3.9.0.9

0.3–0.7

1.1–1.8

  1. Note: *P < 0.05 compared with the same group before surgery.