Table 1 Univariate analysis outcomes for QoL across various time intervals.

From: A prospective longitudinal cohort study for quality of life in patients undergoing fourth level liver surgery

Project

Category

Number

Proportion

1 week after discharge

1 month after discharge

3 months after discharge

EQ-5D-5L UI

H/Z

P

EQ-5D-5L UI

H/Z

P

EQ-5D-5L UI

H/Z

P

Age (years old)

 ≤ 20

6

4.8%

0.380

3.716

0.294

0.892

1.673

0.643

0.975

2.500

0.475

21–45

34

27.2%

0.148

0.764

0.900

46–65

68

54.4%

0.216

0.720

0.882

 > 65

17

13.6%

0.212

0.829

0.943

Gender

Male

84

67.20%

0.200

0.369

0.713

0.766

− 0.332

0.740

0.911

− 0.330

0.742

Female

41

32.80%

0.214

0.731

0.876

Diagnose

Hepatic echinococcosis

10

8.00%

0.198

0.677

0.984

0.732

3.486

0.626

0.891

3.000

0.700

Liver occupying lesions

13

10.40%

0.213

0.721

0.913

Hepatocellular carcinoma

35

28.00%

0.175

0.793

0.895

Decompensated cirrhosis

37

29.60%

0.218

0.743

0.919

Cholangiopathy

13

10.40%

0.183

0.860

0.960

Other related diseases of the liver

17

13.60%

0.249

0.659

0.817

Method of admission

Regular admission

65

52.00%

0.237

− 1.312

0.189

0.814

− 2.720

0.007*

0.934

− 2.150

0.032*

Emergency admission

60

48.00%

0.170

0.691

0.862

Ethnicity

Han nationality

103

82.30%

0.198

− 0.681

0.496

0.742

− 0.985

0.324

0.893

− 1.254

0.210

Minority nationality

22

17.50%

0.238

0.817

0.931

Marital status

Unmarried

10

800.00%

0.231

11.113

0.011*

0.828

4.567

0.206

0.979

6.245

1.000

Married

110

88.00%

0.181

0.739

0.889

Dissociation

2

1.60%

0.622

1.000

1.000

Bereft of ones spouse

3

2.40%

0.723

0.950

0.965

Education level

Illiterate

15

12.00%

0.225

1.530

0.675

0.759

1.312

0.726

0.930

1.331

0.722

Primary school

17

13.60%

0.164

0.779

0.928

Junior high school

40

32.00%

0.159

0.701

0.886

High school

20

16.00%

0.253

0.813

0.873

Undergraduate

32

25.00%

0.233

0.767

0.902

Postgraduate

1

0.80%

0.532

0.907

1.000

Occupation

Company employee

20

16.00%

0.216

3.941

0.685

0.789

7.0221

0.319

0.901

8.017

0.237

Student

4

3.20%

0.118

0.650

0.901

Public functionary

3

2.40%

0.389

1.000

1.000

Farmer

22

17.50%

0.275

0.772

0.927

Retired

20

16.00%

0.195

0.724

0.819

Other

24

19.20%

0.147

0.747

0.933

Unemployed

32

25.60%

0.192

0.737

0.897

BMI

 < 18.5

5

4.00%

0.241

2.683

0.443

0.661

3.010

0.390

0.831

0.754

0.860

18.5–23.9

80

64.00%

0.200

0.749

0.894

24.0–27.9

33

26.40%

0.243

0.830

0.929

 ≥ 28.0

7

5.60%

0.046

0.540

0.873

Pain

Yes

75

60.00%

0.259

  

0.800

  

0.900

  

No

45

40.00%

0.123

− 2.450

0.014*

0.687

− 3.800

0.000*

0.900

− 8.999

0.369

  1. *Indicates P < 0.05.