Quality of life in Italian patients with Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1): results of an extensive survey

Table 6 Scores of HADS, IES-R, LOT-R and SF36 in MEN1 patients, stratified by number of surgeries

	n	Age	HADS-A	HADS -D	LOT-R	IES-R	SF-36
	n	Age	HADS-A	HADS -D	LOT-R	IES-R	PF	RP	BP	GH	VT	SF	RE	MH
0 surgeries	16
Mean		38.6	9.43	9.06	14.18	29.18	87.5	75^a	85.43^a	58.81^a	56.87	72.5^a	66.62	66.43
SD ±		15.92	2.25	2.23	4.41	20.86	19.52	37.63	22.51	20.80	20.23	24.24	47.14	16.34
1 surgeries	30
Mean		49.43	8.1	8.3	15.23	25.03	80.46	63.33	70.66	53.4	58.9	69.8	74.3	69.06
SD ±		14.82	2.26	1.55	3.15	19.15	21.40	41.38	26.56	19.34	18.29	23.13	36.87	16.27
2 surgeries	20
Mean		49.55	9.3	8.75	15.15	35.4	82.3	70	64.45^a	54.2	54.25	68.5	71.5	62.8
SD ±		11.83	3.02	1.33	4.33	18.56	23.14	41.03	27.65	25.37	23.07	22.29	36.40	15.79
3 surgeries	9
Mean		49.44	9.11	9.22	14	31.77	75.33	44.44^a	55.11^a	38.55^a	55.33	47.22^a	65.77	65.77
SD ±		8.98	3.05	1.09	5.8	16.20	22.41	41.03	24.26	27.48	21.38	26.35	37.40	22.45
4 surgeries	1
		53	6	8	22	32	95	100	100	55	95	100	100	100

HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, HADS-A scores for anxiety, HADS-D scores for depression, LOT-R Life Orientation Test-Revised, IES-R Impact of Event Scale-Revised, SF-36 Variables of Study 36-item Short-Form Health Survey, PF Physical functioning, RP Role limitations due to physical health problems, BP Bodily pain, GH General health perceptions, VT Vitality, SF Social functioning, RE Role limitations due to emotional problems, MH General mental health
^ap < 0.05

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