Table 3 Factors modulating self-reported QoL of children (VSP-A): N=28

Gender of the child

Boys

70.4 ± 15.3

77.5 ± 18.5

82.7 ± 20.2

53.8 ± 31.8

60.7 ± 20.1

70.8 ± 19.2

67.1 ± 29.6

Girls

59.8 ± 20.4

74.5 ± 20.0

74.4 ± 23.1

58.2 ± 24.2

55.1 ± 26.6

70.8 ± 19.8

78.1 ± 34.2

p value

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Age of the child (R)

− 0.090

0.265

− 0.150

0.491

− 0.163

0.443

− 0.073

p value

NS

NS

NS

0.009

NS

0.024

NS

Grade retention

No

74.1 ± 12.3

79.6 ± 17.3

82.8 ± 18.9

60.6 ± 26.9

58.4 ± 19.0

73.4 ± 17.0

68.2 ± 31.9

Yes

57.3 ± 20.3

72.0 ± 21.4

74.2 ± 24.1

46.6 ± 32.8

56.8 ± 25.8

67.5 ± 23.0

73.1 ± 31.9

p value

0.020

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Age of parent (R)

0.100

0.113

− 0.018

0.435

− 0.054

0.371

0.135

p value

NS

NS

NS

0.021

NS

NS

NS

Parental marital status

Single

61.3 ± 13.9

64.3 ± 23.2

66.7 ± 33.1

45.4 ± 27.0

53.5 ± 32.3

64.6 ± 14.6

36.1 ± 28.2

Couple

68.6 ± 18.3

79.9 ± 16.3

83.7 ± 15.7

57.8 ± 29.7

60.3 ± 19.1

72.6 ± 20.0

80.8 ± 23.6

p value

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

0.001

Parent’ educational level

< 12 years

62.9 ± 20.1

74.4 ± 21.8

77.1 ± 23.0

49.7 ± 31.0

58.4 ± 25.5

66.1 ± 23.7

66.0 ± 33.8

≥ 12 years

71.7 ± 13.1

78.8 ± 15.6

83.5 ± 19.1

61.5 ± 26.6

59.4 ± 18.3

76.0 ± 10.8

75.0 ± 28.3

p value

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Parent’ professional status

Workers

71.0 ± 16.1

78.3 ± 19.6

80.3 ± 19.7

59.2 ± 29.4

61.5 ± 18.8

75.7 ± 17.4

71.9 ± 31.6

Not workers

59.9 ± 18.5

73.9 ± 17.9

79.5 ± 24.7

48.0 ± 28.7

54.1 ± 27.4

62.5 ± 19.5

68.3 ± 31.1

p value

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Siblings number (R^a)

0.004

0.483

0.131

− 0.216

0.210

− 0.119

0.246

p value

NS

0.014

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Nature of the transplant

Liver

71.1 ± 12.1

78.6 ± 18.6

82.4 ± 21.0

53.1 ± 35.4

60.5 ± 22.6

71.3 ± 17.7

63.3 ± 37.5

Kidney

65.7 ± 20.8

78.8 ± 17.1

82.5 ± 24.6

56.1 ± 27.9

64.1 ± 18.0

73.8 ± 16.1

81.7 ± 19.6

Heart

62.5 ± 20.6

70.2 ± 22.5

72.9 ± 16.8

57.1 ± 23.6

48.9 ± 26.2

66.1 ± 25.7

63.9 ± 33.6

p value

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Age at transplant (R)

0.072

0.161

− 0.060

0.430

0.023

0.225

− 0.005

p value

NS

NS

NS

0.025

NS

NS

NS

Delay from transplant

− 0.021

0.071

− 0.151

0.249

− 0.230

0.415

− 0.009

p value

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

0.031

NS

Graft rejection

Yes

70.0 ± 20.5

74.7 ± 20.9

80.4 ± 21.0

54.5 ± 36.3

54.2 ± 24.2

70.8 ± 22.8

75.0 ± 28.9

No

64.8 ± 15.6

78.2 ± 17.1

79.7 ± 22.6

54.3 ± 24.3

63.6 ± 20.5

70.8 ± 16.1

66.7 ± 33.0

p value

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Reoperation

Yes

68.2 ± 10.5

83.1 ± 15.7

82.6 ± 22.1

54.6 ± 29.0

65.0 ± 22.7

75.0 ± 8.83

60.2 ± 37.9

No

66.3 ± 20.6

73.5 ± 19.6

78.6 ± 21.1

55.5 ± 30.1

55.5 ± 21.6

68.8 ± 22.4

76.0 ± 26.0

p value

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Radiointervention

Yes

64.0 ± 19.2

72.9 ± 18.4

79.2 ± 21.6

52.6 ± 31.3

54.2 ± 23.0

66.2 ± 21.5

77.6 ± 27.2

No

72.1 ± 13.7

81.3 ± 18.5

79.4 ± 21.6

56.5 ± 24.9

69.9 ± 17.6

77.8 ± 10.4

54.6 ± 33.1

p value

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Last residual treatment level

Satisfactory

66.7 ± 17.7

80.5 ± 17.5

81.4 ± 18.5

54.9 ± 29.6

60.2 ± 20.8

75.0 ± 16.6

72.5 ± 25.1

Not satisfactory

68.4 ± 12.8

71.8 ± 18.2

81.4 ± 26.6

53.8 ± 34.3

63.0 ± 20.1

62.5 ± 20.4

71.4 ± 36.0

p value

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Medication switch

Yes

66.0 ± 17.0

78.9 ± 19.0

79.3 ± 20.7

49.9 ± 31.4

53.1 ± 22.0

73.0 ± 13.3

69.9 ± 30.9

No

69.5 ± 19.6

69.6 ± 18.4

81.9 ± 23.4

68.4 ± 17.9

73.3 ± 15.0

65.6 ± 28.9

71.9 ± 32.7

p value

NS

NS

NS

NS

0.038

NS

NS

Regular treatment

Yes

66.2 ± 18.0

70.0 ± 19.3

75.1 ± 23.7

58.3 ± 29.9

54.7 ± 24.0

68.4 ± 23.0

70.3 ± 31.0

No

68.5 ± 17.4

88.3 ± 10.4

89.0 ± 12.0

49.6 ± 28.5

66.4 ± 16.5

75.0 ± 8.3

70.8 ± 32.2

p value

NS

0.016

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS