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Table 2 Comparison of the Arabic version of KDQOL-SF version 1.3 questionnaire scores for some demographic and clinical criteria among the 100 CKD patients

From: Cultural adaptation and validation of the “Kidney Disease and Quality of Life - Short Form (KDQOL-SF™) version 1.3” questionnaire in Egypt

Descriptive criteria

PCS Mean ± (SD)

MCS Mean ± (SD)

KDCS Mean ± (SD)

Age

<50 years (35)

38.1 (10.7)

47.9 (6.4)

63.5 (13.5)

≥50 years(65)

29.9 (9.5)

45.2 (9.5)

55.3 (12.0)

P

<0.001

0.08

0.003

Gender

Male (54)

35.0 (9.9)

49.2 (7.6)

61.3 (9.4)

Female(46)

32.4 (9.4)

41.2 (6.2)

58.9 (8.5)

P

0.003

0.002

0.004

Education

<Secondary school (49)

32.0 (10.2)

44.6 (7.5)

54.6 (11.8)

≥Secondary school (51)

33.5 (10.7)

47.6 (6.7)

61.6 (13.5)

p

0.5

0.04

0.007

Working status

Not working (43)

29.7 (9.7)

45.2 (7.2)

45.6 (11.5)

Working (57)

35.1 (10.8)

46.8 (7.3)

60.9 (13.7)

p

0.01

0.3

0.02

History of diabetes mellitus

No(64)

33.7 (10.9)

46.3 (7.3)

59.1 (13.9)

Yes (36)

31.0 (10.0)

45.8 (7.5)

54.0 (11.0

p

0.2

0.7

0.04

History of hypertension

No (58)

35.1 (10.0)

42.8 (7.1)

61.1 (10.9)

Yes(42)

32.2 (9.3)

45.8 (7.5)

57.0 (9.2)

p

0.001

0.005

0.01

Stage of CKD

Stage 3 (44)

36.1 (10.2)

48.7 (6.3)

61.7 (9.5)

Stage 4 (56)

32.8 (9.3)

44.8 (7.3)

59.5 (8.7)

p

0.001

0.01

0.02