Psychometrics of chronic liver disease questionnaire in Chinese chronic hepatitis B patients

Table 5 Sensitivity of the chronic liver disease questionnaire: scores (mean ± SD) and effect size

Scales	Total (n = 460)	CHB (n = 323)	CHB-related cirrhosis (n = 137)	ES
AB	5.48 ± 1.11	5.59 ± 1.07	5.22 ± 1.16	0.331b
FA	4.76 ± 1.11	4.82 ± 1.08	4.61 ± 1.17	0.19
SY	5.41 ± 0.86	5.54 ± 0.82	5.09 ± 0.87	0.521b
AC	5.45 ± 1.13	5.69 ± 1.03	4.89 ± 1.15	0.711b
EM	4.85 ± 1.10	4.87 ± 1.13	4.80 ± 1.01	0.06
WO	5.06 ± 1.19	5.03 ± 1.23	5.11 ± 1.08	-0.07
Overall	5.17 ± 0.83	5.26 ± 0.83	4.95 ± 0.78	0.371b

¹The effect size (ES) ≥ 0.20. Effect size is calculated as the difference between chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and CHB-related cirrhosis groups mean score divided by the overall standard deviation. Significant difference between CHB and CHB-related cirrhosis groups by independent sample t test:

^bP < 0.01. AB: Abdominal symptoms; FA: Fatigue; SY: Systemic symptoms; AC: Activity; EM: Emotional function; WO: Worry.