Table 2.
CLDQ and SF-36 Scores among Patients with AIH.
| Zinc supplementation | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Before (n=26) | After (n=26) | ||
| SF-36 | |||
| Physical functioning | 90.0 (70.0-95.0) | 85.0 (70.0-95.0) | 0.465 |
| Role physical | 93.8 (71.9-100.0) | 93.8 (76.6-100.0) | 0.566 |
| Bodily pain | 84.0 (62.0-100.0) | 79.0 (61.3-100.0) | 0.655 |
| General health | 52.0 (50.0-67.0) | 53.5 (45.5-67.0) | 0.133 |
| Vitality | 71.9 (56.3-79.7) | 68.8 (56.3-79.7) | 0.095 |
| Social functioning | 87.5 (75.0-100.0) | 100.0 (75.0-100.0) | 0.472 |
| Role emotion | 91.7 (77.1-100.0) | 100.0 (75.0-100.0) | 0.720 |
| Mental Health | 75.0 (70.0-88.8) | 77.5 (70.0-90.0) | 0.646 |
| PCS | 47.7 (37.5-51.8) | 47.0 (31.6-51.0) | 0.055 |
| MCS | 54.9 (50.0-56.9) | 53.0 (48.0-58.7) | 0.319 |
| RCS | 49.3 (44.4-56.3) | 53.1 (45.2-59.5) | 0.895 |
| CLDQ | |||
| Overall | 6.3 (5.7-6.7) | 6.1 (5.5-6.5) | 0.643 |
| Abdominal | 6.3 (5.7-6.9) | 6.2 (5.4-6.7) | 0.315 |
| Fatigue | 5.6 (5.0-6.2) | 5.7 (5.4-6.2) | 0.803 |
| Systemic | 5.7 (5.2-6.4) | 5.8 (5.2-6.2) | 0.774 |
| Activity | 6.0 (5.4-6.7) | 6.0 (5.7-6.7) | 0.362 |
| Emotions | 5.8 (5.2-6.1) | 5.9 (5.5-6.2) | 0.401 |
| Worry | 5.5 (4.8-6.2) | 5.8 (5.1-6.4) | 0.017 |
Data are shown as median (interquartile range). CLDQ: Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire, SF-36: 36-Item Short Form Survey, AIH: autoimmune hepatitis, PCS: physical component summary, MCS: mental component summary, RCS: role/social component summary