Table 3 Known-groups validity of the Kidney Disease Quality of Life −36
From: Cross cultural adaptation and validation of the Malay Kidney Disease Quality of Life (KDQOL-36™)
Mann Whitney-U test | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Domain | Patients on hemodialysis (patient group) median (IQR) | Patients with CKD stage 1-3A (control group) median (IQR) | z-score | p-value |
Physical component summary (PCS) | 39.8 (33.4–46.4) | 49.9 (37.0–54.0) | −4.456 | < 0.001* |
Mental component summary (MCS) | 53.1 (43.5–57.9) | 52.9 (47.0–58.2) | −0.437 | 0.662 |
Burden of disease | 37.5 (25.0–6.3) | 75.0 (62.5–87.5) | −8.015 | < 0.001* |
Symptoms/burden list | 75.0 (66.7–83.3) | 85.4 (75.0–89.6) | −4.719 | < 0.001* |
Effects of kidney disease on daily life | 68.8 (53.1–81.3) | 93.8 (84.4–100.0) | −8.542 | < 0.001* |