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Table 3 Short Form 36 (SF-36): Mean (SD) of the subscales and physical and mental component summary score in living renal donors compared to the German general population of 1998 separated by gender [11]

From: Gender disparity in health-related quality of life and fatigue after living renal donation

 

Female

Male

Mean (SD) female donors

Mean female German reference (1998)

p

Mean (SD) male donors

Mean male German reference (1998)

p

PF

82.70 (21.84)

82.77

0.972

88.73 (14.15)

88.18

0.729

RP

78.46 (34.83)

79.22

0.804

88.46 (26.02)

85.53

0.323

BP

74.35 (28,34)

63.89

< 0.001

82.43 (23.74)

71.04

< 0.001

GH

69.77 (18.37)

66.03

0.021

70.22 (18.07)

66.83

0.102

VT

59.78 (19.73)

57.57

0.201

67.03 (17.82)

62.58

0.030

SF

81.06 (25.49)

84.24

0.157

90.94 (16.15)

88.63

0.205

RF

80.77 (35.43)

86.74

0.057

87.61 (28.98)

91.58

0.230

MH

70.14 (19.80)

69.83

0.857

76.56 (17.72)

75.22

0.505

PCS

51.79 (10.05)

47.49

< 0.001

53.89 (7.94)

49.26

< 0.001

MCS

47.26 (12.96)

49.85

0.026

51.71 (11.0)

51.92

0.868

  1. PF Physical Functioning, RP Role Percept-ion, BP Bodily Pain, GH General Health Percept-ion, VT Vitality, SF Social Func-tioning, RF Role Functioning, MH Mental Health, PCS Physical Component Summary Score; MCS, Mental Component Summary Score; p, significance; SD, standard deviation