Table 4.
Health related quality of life (HRQoL) outcomes comparison between groups.
| HRQoL outcomes | ASD (n = 173) |
Controls (n = 57) |
p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| PCS (SF36) | 40.9 | 9.6 | 49.0 | 8.4 | <0 . 001 |
| MCS (SF36) | 51.6 | 8.8 | 53.6 | 7.6 | 0.27 |
| Physical Functioning PF | 42.1 | 11.9 | 49.4 | 11.9 | <0.001 |
| Role Physical RP | 38.7 | 6.4 | 46.5 | 9.1 | <0.001 |
| Bodily Pain BP | 45.1 | 9.6 | 53.3 | 7.8 | <0.001 |
| General Health GH | 47.0 | 10.2 | 52.0 | 8.9 | 0.001 |
| Vitality VT | 47.1 | 11.6 | 51.9 | 11.1 | 0.01 |
| Social Functioning SF | 49.9 | 10.3 | 53.3 | 8.2 | 0.05 |
| Role Emotional RE | 42.2 | 5.7 | 48.8 | 8.1 | <0.001 |
| Mental Health MH | 54.1 | 11.3 | 55.3 | 10.0 | 0.86 |
| VAS for pain | 5.5 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 0.002 |
| ODI | 28.8 | 18.4 | 19.1 | 12.6 | <0.001 |
| BDI | 10.2 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 0.005 |
Bold: significant p-value (p < 0.05).