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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2007; 13(21): 3003-3008
Published online Jun 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i21.3003
Table 2 Comparison of health related quality of life in different study groups as assessed by the SF-36 and CLDQ questionnaires
DomainsControl(n = 160)Chronichepatitis B(n = 20)Cirrhosis (n = 106)
Cirrhosis (n = 106)
Pearsonitem-scalecorrelations(n = 23)Internal reliabilitycoefficients(Cronbach's α)(n = 106)
Child-Pugh A(n = 28)Child-Pugh B(n = 64)Child-Pugh C(n = 14)Non-MHE(n = 73)MHE(n = 33)
SF-36
PF96.9 ± 4.586.3 ± 11.0a63.0 ± 15.8a50.4 ± 17.0ab43.6 ± 13.4ab59.9 ± 14.2a37.1 ± 13.1ad0. 920.85
RP86.6 ± 18.468.8 ± 21.3a50.9 ± 24.0a28.9 ± 26.1ab10.7 ± 18.9abe40.8 ± 27.5a15.2 ± 19.7ad0.830.86
BP90.1 ± 12.578.9 ± 14.4a71.0 ± 13.6a58.0 ± 19.7ab59.5 ± 18.3ab66.8 ± 16.5a50.2 ± 18.9ad0.720.80
GH89.0 ± 5.760.8 ± 10.5a46.1 ± 16.5a25.9 ± 15.7ab18.2 ± 13.1ab34.8 ± 18.8a20.0 ± 12.3ad0.780.73
VT87.5 ± 4.370.8 ± 8.6a61.1 ± 17.4a45.5 ± 19.4ab32.1 ± 11.6abe55.1 ± 19.1a31.8 ± 11.0ad0.820.71
SF95.8 ± 7.176.1 ± 12.6a67.1 ± 18.0a50.3 ± 17.1ab44.4 ± 18.5ab61.5 ± 16.7a37.4 ± 13.0ad0.710.67
RE88.5 ± 15.950.0 ± 22.9a51.2 ± 21.2a22.4 ± 23.8ab14.3 ± 17.1ab35.2 ± 26.0a15.2 ± 20.6ad0.900.86
MH88.7 ± 5.272.2 ± 10.6a64.4 ± 11.6a48.3 ± 17.5ab37.1 ± 13.1ab56.0 ± 17.5a40.2 ± 13.2ad0.820.78
CLDQ
AS6.7 ± 0.55.5 ± 1.0a5.2 ± 1.1a4.5 ± 1.2ab4.1 ± 1.1ab4.9 ± 1.2a4.1 ± 1.0ad0.810.87
FA6.1 ± 0.64.5 ± 1.0a4.3 ± 1.2a3.8 ± 1.2ac3.5 ± 1.1ab4.0 ± 1.2a3.6 ± 1.2a0.830.94
SS6.3 ± 0.65.2 ± 1.1a5.2 ± 1.2a4.7 ± 1.3a4.4 ± 1.2ac4.9 ± 1.3a4.6 ± 1.1a0.870.81
AC6.5 ± 0.55.3 ± 0.9a5.0 ± 1.2a4.7 ± 1.3a4.4 ± 1.3a4.9 ± 1.3a4.5 ± 1.2a0.880.75
EF6.3 ± 0.54.8 ± 0.9a4.8 ± 1.0a4.7 ± 1.0a4.6 ± 1.0a4.8 ± 1.0a4.6 ± 1.1a0.820.89
WO6.8 ± 0.44.9 ± 1.0a4.8 ± 1.0a4.3 ± 1.1ac4.2 ± 1.1a4.5 ± 1.1a4.2 ± 1.0a0.780.88