Research Article

Chinese Herbal Prescription Fu-Zheng-Qu-Xie Prevents Recurrence and Metastasis of Postoperative Early-Stage Lung Adenocarcinoma: A Prospective Cohort Study Followed with Potential Mechanism Exploration

Table 3

(a) Comparison of EORTC QLQ-LC43 scale (functional areas) between treatment and control group before and after treatment

GroupEORTC QLQ-LC43 scale (functional areas) value
Before treatmentAfter treatment

Treatment group224<0.001
Control group241<0.001
value0.216<0.001

(b) Comparison of EORTC QLQ-LC43 scale (general symptoms) between treatment and control group before and after treatment

GroupEORTC QLQ-LC43 scale (general symptoms) value
Before treatmentAfter treatment

Treatment group224<0.001
Control group241<0.001
value0.1380.565

(c) Comparison of EORTC QLQ-LC43 scale (special symptoms) between treatment and control group before and after treatment

GroupEORTC QLQ-LC43 scale (special symptoms) value
Before treatmentAfter treatment

Treatment group224<0.001
Control group241<0.001
value0.329<0.001

(d) Comparison of EORTC QLQ-LC43 scale (general health) between treatment and control group before and after treatment

GroupEORTC QLQ-LC43 scale (general health) value
Before treatmentAfter treatment

Treatment group224<0.001
Control group241<0.001
value0.1580.002

(e) Comparison of EORTC QLQ-LC43 scale (economic difficulties) between treatment and control group before and after treatment

GroupEORTC QLQ-LC43 scale (economic difficulties) value
Before treatmentAfter treatment

Treatment group2240.317
Control group2410.411
value0.9340.941