at the limit of significancep=0.045
The group that underwent a single level en bloc resection consistently showed an increase in EQ-5D-3L index score from baseline at 12 months and also at the limit of significance at 24 months (0.120 [0.003; 0.247], p=0.045 and 0.138 [-0.005; 0.281], p=0.059, respectively).