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Table 5 Parents’ quality of life (SF36): associations with socio-demographic parameters and initial management

From: Health-related quality of life and its determinants in children with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia

  

PF

SF

RP

RE

MH

Vi

BP

GH

PCS

MCS

Antenatal diagnosis*

Yes

91.5 ± 15.7

82.6 ± 22.3

87.5 ± 16.2

61.6 ± 10.4

68.5 ± 13.9

67.4 ± 16.3

80.4 ± 23.8

75.0 ± 18.9

55.0 ± 6.7

45.1 ± 5.7

 

No

93.8 ± 9.2

92.3 ± 12.0

93.3 ± 13.8

65.4 ± 6.7

75.8 ± 14.1

78.1 ± 16.5

88.5 ± 20.6

86.8 ± 12.1

57.3 ± 5.1

49.0 ± 4.9

 

p

0.683

0.301

0.185

0.508

0.134

0.072

0.245

0.085

0.290

0.038

Surgery*

Simple

92.8 ± 14.1

87.8 ± 19.2

91.8 ± 14.0

62.2 ± 8.6

71.1 ± 14.9

72.0 ± 18.0

87.1 ± 21.8

80.8 ± 16.0

56.9 ± 5.6

46.3 ± 5.9

 

Others

91.0 ± 8.2

85.0 ± 20.5

80.0 ± 19.5

68.3 ± 10.9

73.0 ± 11.0

70.0 ± 12.0

66.4 ± 19.6

74.0 ± 24.1

51.1 ± 7.0

48.7 ± 4.3

 

p

0.238

0.637

0.091

0.329

0.955

0.933

0.014

0.655

0.048

0.254

GER at discharge*

Yes

93,7 ± 3,2

83,0 ± 6,2

87,0 ± 3,7

60,7 ± 2,8

69,8 ± 3,6

66,9 ± 3,4

84,1 ± 6,7

70,8 ± 5,0

55,2 ± 1,6

45,0 ± 1,4

 

No

91,5 ± 3,5

89,7 ± 3,6

92,3 ± 4,0

65,2 ± 1,8

72,8 ± 3,8

75,78 ± 4,9

83,5 ± 5,1

87,4 ± 3,0

56,5 ± 1,6

48,1 ± 1,4

 

p

0,848

0,711

0,029

0,304

0,487

0,159

0,794

0,008

0,339

0,042

Age**

Coeff

−0.378

−0.174

0.212

−0.262

−0.204

−0.132

−0.142

−0.110

−0.147

−0.154

 

p

0.036

0.348

0.252

0.155

0.281

0.488

0.446

0.564

0.437

0.417

ICU LOS**

Coeff

−0.019

−0.201

−0.417

−0.111

−0.023

−0.189

−0.291

−0.289

−0.350

−0.042

 

p

0.919

0.286

0.022

0.558

0.904

0.325

0.118

0.128

0.063

0.829

Current respiratory problems*

Yes

87,0 ± 19,0

71,4 ± 25,7

87,5 ± 19,1

63,1 ± 6,6

72,9 ± 15,2

64,3 ± 13,8

68,1 ± 32,2

63,9 ± 24,8

50,8 ± 8,6

45,9 ± 5,0

 

No

94,1 ± 11,0

91,1 ± 14,5

90,6 ± 14,4

63,2 ± 9,8

71,0 ± 14,2

73,9 ± 17,4

88,3 ± 17,2

84,5 ± 11,2

57,5 ± 4,3

46,9 ± 5,9

 

p

0,068

0,038

0,980

0,958

0,637

0,399

0,147

<0.001

0,059

0,391

Current digestive problems*

Yes

90,4 ± 14,3

83,8 ± 22,0

90,0 ± 15,3

65,0 ± 9,5

65,8 ± 17,1

70,6 ± 15,6

78,7 ± 27,0

76,1 ± 15,8

55,1 ± 5,8

45,4 ± 6,7

 

No

93,5 ± 12,8

88,1 ± 17,8

89,9 ± 15,6

62,3 ± 8,98

74,3 ± 11,9

72,2 ± 17,9

86,2 ± 20,3

81,5 ± 18,1

56,3 ± 6,35

47,3 ± 5,13

 

p

0,248

0,642

0,787

0,727

0,174

0,824

0,342

0,320

0,356

0,509

Current neuropsychological problems*

Yes

96,3 ± 5,2

90,6 ± 18,6

90,6 ± 10,0

62,5 ± 14,1

70,3 ± 11,1

68,8 ± 14,2

88,6 ± 20,6

70,5 ± 18,7

56,2 ± 6,0

46,0 ± 5,7

 

No

92,7 ± 13,3

86,3 ± 19,7

91,1 ± 15,1

63,9 ± 6,6

72,5 ± 15,3

74,1 ± 18,2

80,4 ± 23,8

83,5 ± 16,6

56,0 ± 6,5

47,3 ± 5,7

 

p

0,751

0,396

0,348

0,914

0,367

0,400

0,384

0,055

0,959

0,476

  1. * mean±standard deviation p, p-value Mann–Whitney test.
  2. ** Spearman’s correlation coefficient p, p-value Spearman’s test.
  3. PF physical functioning, SF social functioning, RP role physical, RE role-emotional, MH mental health, VI vitality, BP bodily pain, GH general health, PCS physical composite score MCS, mental composite score, higher score represents higher level of QoL, Bold values, p < 0.0.