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Table 4 Correlation between the kidney disease targeted scales and SF-36 main composite summaries of the Arabic version of KDQOL-SF TM 1.3 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

Kidney disease targeted scales

PCS, r(p)

MCS, r(p)

·Symptoms/problems

0.61 (<0.001)

0.40 (<0.001)

·Effect of kidney disease

0.45 (<0.001)

0.24 (0.02)

·Burden of kidney disease

0.68 (<0.001)

0.53 (<0.001)

·Work status

0.68 (<0.001)

0.37 (<0.001)

·Cognitive functions

0.67 (<0.001)

0.40 (<0.001)

·Quality of social interaction

0.38 (<0.001)

0.55 (<0.001)

·Sexual function

0.45 (<0.001)

0.10 (0.35)

·Sleep

0.61 (<0.001)

0.28 (0.006)

·Social support

0.24 (0.02)

0.24 (0.02)

·Patient satisfaction

0.41 (<0.001)

0.32 (0.001)