Table 4 Quality of life scores of child self-report classified by demographic characteristics
From: Factors affecting health-related quality of life in Thai children with thalassemia
Child self-report | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total summary score | Physical health | Psychosocial health | Emotional functioning | Social functioning | School functioning | ||
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
Age: years (n = 315) | |||||||
5-7 | n = 63 | 73.91(11.79) | 74.80(16.57) | 73.44(13.09) | 73.17(19.24) | 82.06(17.15) | 65.08(16.35) |
8-12 | n = 153 | 75.51(11.34) | 77.81(14.82) | 74.17(12.57) | 75.03(16.36) | 81.70(14.77) | 66.11(16.41) |
13-18 | n = 99 | 80.22(10.44) | 81.09(12.96) | 78.99(12.26) | 78.99(16.36) | 87.88(12.04) | 72.42(13.97) |
P-value | 0.001 | 0.054 | 0.003 | 0.138 | 0.003 | 0.003 | |
Gender (n = 314) | |||||||
Male | n = 159 | 78.87(11.31) | 78.79(14.77) | 75.86(11.15) | 77.42(15.54) | 83.58(13.63) | 66.51(16.71) |
Female | n = 155 | 76.42(11.54) | 77.64(14.83) | 75.11(14.24) | 74.26(17.58) | 83.81(15.85) | 69.26(15.05) |
P-value | 0.701 | 0.460 | 0.760 | 0.101 | 0.434 | 0.108 | |