Table 5.
Short-form 36 (SF-36) Profile for All Caregivers and Non-caregivers with Female Dystrophinopathy.
| Group I Caregivers diagnosed as carriers (n=19) |
Group II Caregivers unexamined as carriers (n=12) |
Group III Non-caregivers with female dystrophinopathy (n=11) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 53.8±9.8 | 59.0±6.0 | 49.7±15.9 | p=0.10 (I vs. II), p=0.33 (I vs. III) |
| Modified Rankin scale ≥2 | 10.5% | 27.2% | 54.6% | p=0.24 (I vs. II), p=0.001** (I vs. III) |
| Physical functioning | 47.8±13.3 | 46.7±15.0 | 35.3±20.5 | p=0.80 (I vs. II), p=0.04* (I vs. III) |
| Role limitations-physical | 47.4±10.4 | 44.4±14.2 | 43.1±15.7 | p=0.52 (I vs. II), p=0.38 (I vs. III) |
| Bodily pain | 46.1±9.6 | 41.0±11.4 | 40.6±12.6 | p=0.21 (I vs. II), p=0.19 (I vs. III) |
| General health perception | 48.1±9.6 | 48.3±9.6 | 46.1±14.2 | p=0.54 (I vs. II), p=0.63 (I vs. III) |
| Vitality | 50.6±9.0 | 53.1±14.1 | 45.7±12.9 | p=0.21 (I vs. II), p=0.27 (I vs. III) |
| Social functioning | 46.7±8.7 | 47.4±13.6 | 44.9±15.7 | p=0.46 (I vs. II), p=0.69 (I vs. III) |
| Role limitations-emotional | 51.9±7.9 | 49.7±15.2 | 45.2±13.1 | p=0.55 (I vs. II), p=0.14 (I vs. III) |
| Mental health | 52.1±7.3 | 54.1±10.8 | 49.1±11.7 | p=0.10 (I vs. II), p=0.41 (I vs. III) |
* p<0.05, ** p<0.01.