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Table 2 Comparisons of the KDQOL-SF ™ and KDQOL-36 ™

From: Is the kidney disease quality of life-36 (KDQOL-36) a valid instrument for Chinese dialysis patients?

PCS

Mean ± SD

 KDQOL-SF™

36.27 ± 8.31

 KDQOL-36™

27.44 ± 12.53

 Difference

8.82 (p < 0.001)

 Correlation

0.847 (p < 0.001)

 Effect size

0.70

MCS

 

 KDQOL-SF™

41.12 ± 11.27

 KDQOL-36™

42.92 ± 13.01

 Difference

-1.80 (p = 0.003)

 Correlation

0.882 (p < 0.001)

 Effect size

0.14

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BMC Nephrology

ISSN: 1471-2369

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