Quality of life of children with achondroplasia and their parents - a German cross-sectional study

Table 2 Descriptive analyses of quality of life dimensions and comparison with norm values

Perspective	Domains	N	Mean	SD	Reference-values	t	df	p-value
Child-reported quality of life of children with achondroplasia (PedsQL)	Physical	47	74.54	21.23	87.53	−4.14	46	≤.01**
	Emotional	47	73.51	23.03	79.33	−1.73	46	.09
	Social	47	73.40	20.57	85.15	−3.92	46	≤.01**
	School	47	73.59	20.64	81.12	−2.50	46	.02*
	Psychosocial	47	73.51	18.34	81.87	−3.13	46	≤.01**
	Total	47	73.76	18.04	83.84	−3.83	46	≤.01**
Parent-reported quality of life children with achondroplasia (PedsQL)	Physical	72	59.58	23.48	84.48	−9.06	72	≤.01**
	Emotional	73	65.93	19.24	81.31	−6.83	72	≤.01**
	Social	73	61.64	19.04	83.70	−9.90	72	≤.01**
	School	72	67.67	17.52	78.83	−5.44	72	≤.01**
	Psychosocial	73	65.08	15.15	81.65	−9.35	72	≤.01**
	Total	73	63.70	15.83	82.70	−10.25	72	≤.01**
Parental self-reported quality of life (SF-8)	Physical component score	73	50.50	8.49	50.30	.20	72	.85
Parental self-reported quality of life (SF-8)	Mental component score	73	46.51	10.22	53.25	−5.64	72	≤.01**

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