Table 4 SF-36 scores (general quality of life) in groups at different evaluation times

Physical functioning

0.443

 FEG

46.7 (22.5)

56.6 (20.9)

63.2 (21.1)

63.7 (23.0)

61.8 (22.5)

< 0.001*

 SEG

43.8 (125.9)

51.0 (24.1)

55.6 (26.3)

54.3 (23.0)

53.0 (23.8)

< 0.001*

Pbetween groups

0.054

0.054

0.054

0.054

0.054

Role-physical

0.056

 FEG

12.8 (28.6)

32.09 (42)

35.4 (44)

37.2 (42.6)

39.3 (42.7)

< 0.001*

 SEG

16.5 (29.9)

26.2 (36)

43.3 (46.1)

26.8 (39.3)

21.5 (34)

< 0.001*

Pbetween groups

0.055*

0.055*

0.055*

0.055*

0.055*

Bodily pain

0.312

 FEG

47.9 (30.8)

56.2 (22)

62.6 (25.4)

58.0 (26.4)

56 (27.3)

0.003*

 SEG

39.8 (27.5)

45.4 (22.7)

47.9 (22.6)

43.0 (26.0)

42.9 (23.4)

0.003*

Pbetween groups

0.002*

0.002*

0.002*

0.002*

0.002*

General health state

0.043*

 FEG

48.9 (24.7)

52.6 (23.5)

57.9 (22)

51.5 (27.8)

56.0 (25.3)

0.046*

 SEG

43.2 (18.5)

45.6 (19.7)

46.5 (22.4)

49.1 (22.2)

44.5 (22.4)

0.654

Pbetween groups

0.061

0.047

0.004*

0.313

0.006*

Vitality

0.648

 FEG

36.5 (22.5)

47.2 (20.6)

50.9 (21.7)

50.1 (24.9)

47.5 (23)

< 0.001*

 SEG

32.3 (22.5)

41.2 (21.4)

42.1 (22.5)

39.4 (22.3)

41.2 (22.3)

< 0.001*

Pbetween groups

0.002*

0.002*

0.002*

0.002*

0.002*

Social functioning

0.066

 FEG

55.7 (24.5)

64.5 (25.4)

63.3 (27.9)

66.5 (26.4)

57.8 (31.1)

< 0.015*

 SEG

48.3 (28.1)

59.9 (23.8)

57.4 (29.1)

56.0 (29.7)

63.7 (29.8)

< 0.015*

Pbetween groups

0.152

0.152

0.152

0.152

0.152

Role-emotional

0.314

 FEG

31.7 (42.2)

39.8 (46.7)

47.1 (46.0)

36.5 (44)

43 (43.7)

< 0.017*

 SEG

25.8 (40.5)

39.0 (46.7)

46.9 (42.3)

47.8 (44.7)

32.5 (40.5)

< 0.017*

Pbetween groups

0.281

0.281

0.281

0.281

0.281

Mental health

0.075

 FEG

48.4 (20.9)

57.2 (15.8)

58.9 (21.2)

56.2 (23.1)

55.3 (20.9)

< 0.017*

 SEG

41.4 (20.2)

51.1 (18.2)

51.2 (17.7)

56.9 (20.4)

54.0 (24.5)

< 0.017*

Pbetween groups

0.052

0.052

0.052

0.052

0.052