Table 7 Relationship between quality of life scores and patient characteristics by Pearson's correlation coefficient
From: Factors affecting health-related quality of life in Thai children with thalassemia
Pearson's correlation coefficient | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total summary score | Physical health | Psychosocial health | Emotional functioning | Social functioning | School functioning | |
Serum ferritin level (ng/mL) | -0.061 | -0.091 | -0.052 | 0.444 | -0.043 | -0.088 |
Pre-transfusion Hb level (g/dL) | 0.170* | 0.105 | 0.123** | 0.009 | 0.222* | 0.184* |
Age (years) | 0.250* | 0.163* | 0.185* | 0.175* | 0.217* | 0.198* |