Table 2 QOL scores by age and gender
From: Long-term, self-reported health outcomes in kidney donors
SF-36 Subscales | Total sample | Age groups | Gender | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | n | <70y | ≥70y | P | Male | Female | P | |
Physical function | 208 | 89.7 (15.7) | 90.1 (15.2) | 86.1 (19.2) | 0.29 | 92.4 (12.1) | 87.8 (17.6) | 0.13 |
Role physical | 214 | 86.3 (24.2) | 85.8 (24.8) | 86.6 (25.1) | 0.36 | 91.8 (20.7) | 82.4 (26.4) | 0.01* |
Bodily pain | 216 | 76.8 (26.0) | 76.8 (26.2) | 79.1 (25.7) | 0.76 | 81.5 (22.9) | 74.5 (27.5) | 0.11 |
General health | 213 | 80.5 (21.0) | 81.6 (20.4) | 78.5 (22.2) | 0.16 | 85.6 (15.8) | 78.6 (22.7) | 0.12 |
Vitality | 214 | 63.9 (22.9) | 64.3 (23.4) | 62.0 (23.3) | 0.38 | 68.2 (22.2) | 61.5 (23.7) | 0.11 |
Social function | 214 | 88.9 (20.2) | 89.4 (19.7) | 86.1 (23.1) | 0.23 | 91.9 (16.5) | 87.2 (21.9) | 0.17 |
Role emotional | 216 | 91.4 (17.0) | 91.6 (17.2) | 89.2 (19.3) | 0.13 | 95.3 (10.9) | 88.9 (20.1) | 0.03* |
Mental health | 216 | 82.6 (16.1) | 82.7 (16.2) | 82.0 (15.9) | 0.43 | 84.9 (15.1) | 81.3 (16.7) | 0.20 |