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Table 4 Mean score of HRQoL, demographic and disease factors as reported by adolescents

From: Health-related quality of life of adolescents with sickle cell disease in sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-sectional study

Variables

PhF

p

EmF

p

SocF

P

SchF

p

PsyF

p

Age group(child)

Means (±SD)

 > 12

57.8 ± 20.13

0.9018

67.6 ± 16.36

0.0079

78.7 ± 18.73

0.1258

60.6 ± 14.93

0.3065

68.9 ± 16.31

0.0348

 ≤12

57.3 ± 20.52

 

58.5 ± 19.58

 

72.7 ± 22.57

 

57.4 ± 17.71

 

62.9 ± 14.37

 

Gender (child)

Means (±SD)

 Male

57.7 ± 21.85

0.9094

68.1 ± 21.01

0.0005

80.6 ± 17.58

0.0070

58.3 ± 19.05

0.9433

69.0 ± 16.76

0.0105

 Female

57.3 ± 19.78

 

56.9 ± 16.22

 

70.7 ± 23.05

 

58.5 ± 15.38

 

62.0 ± 14.77

 

Fever Means (±SD)

 No

54.9 ± 13.19

0.2711

65.9 ± 21.23

0.0385

77.4 ± 2.17

0.2770

56.8 ± 14.17

0.4149

66.7 ± 14.87

0.3070

 Yes

58.7 ± 23.23

 

59.0 ± 17.38

 

73.1 ± 24.53

 

59.3 ± 18.19

 

63.8 ± 16.44

 

Pain

 No

61.5 ± 22.3

0.0735

59.21 ± 20.70

0.3073

74.8 ± 22.53

0.9227

65.1 ± 15.18

0.0003

64.8 ± 15.44

0.3771

 Yes

55.1 ± 18.83

 

62.64 ± 18.01

 

74.5 ± 21.07

 

54.6 ± 16.69

 

63.9 ± 16.19

 

Malaria Means (±SD)

 No

57.5 ± 21.1

0.2940

59.7 ± 15.53

< 0.001

73.6 ± 20.84

0.0003

56.6 ± 16.8

< 0.001

63.3 ± 14.21

< 0.001

 Yes

63.7 ± 8.2

 

88.5 ± 21.92

 

95.4 ± 8.77

 

75.4 ± 8.77

 

86.4 ± 13.16

 

Hydroxyurea Means (±SD)

 No

53.6 ± 18.95

< 0.001

59.5 ± 21.56

0.1179

73.0 ± 24.61

0.2394

56.6 ± 17.48

0.1182

63.1 ± 18.15

0.0866

 Yes

69.5 ± 17.86

 

65.33 ± 15.09

 

77.6 ± 12.86

 

61.7 ± 17.29

 

68.2 ± 11.20

 

Folic acid Means (±SD)

 No

71.5 ± 0.17

0.0638

59.3 ± 1.89

0.7564

78.6 ± 9.45

0.6036

62.9 ± 7.56

0.4634

66.9 ± 5.04

0.7127

 Yes

56.9 ± 20.45

 

61.6 ± 19.65

 

74.2 ± 22.06

 

58.0 ± 17.28

 

64.6 ± 16.39

 

Pneumococcal vaccine Means(±SD)

 No

56.7 ± 17.84

0.4348

58.3 ± 20.93

0.0011

72.3 ± 23.91

0.0586

59.0 ± 18.96

0.4628

63.2 ± 17.97

0.0608

 Yes

59.9 ± 20.54

 

70.3 ± 8.53

 

80.3 ± 12.07

 

56.5 ± 9.47

 

69.03 ± 7.39

 

Stroke Means (±SD)

 No

58.5 ± 21.13

0.1401

63.7 ± 17.05

0.0004

76.1 ± 20.47

0.0441

59.3 ± 16.33

0.1207

66.4 ± 14.86

0.0042

 Yes

51.3 ± 13.39

 

47.8 ± 24.52

 

65.7 ± 25.83

 

52.0 ± 19.43

 

55.5 ± 19.04

 
  1. PhF Physical functioning, EmF Emotional functioning, SocF Social functioning, SchF School functioning, PsyF Psychosocial functioning