Table 6.
PedsQL GCS total and scale scores by age groups.
| Dimension | Physical functioning | Emotional functioning | Social functioning | School functioning | Psychosocial health summary score | Total score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All study population | 71.64 ± 22.13 | 66.66 ± 21.10 | 69.33 ± 23.83 | 64.99 ± 21.82 | 66.83 ± 19.52 | 68.47 ± 19.42 |
| n | 187 | 187 | 187 | 178* | 178* | 178* |
| PedsQL 2–4 years | 76.74 ± 20.31 | 74.00 ± 20.71 | 77.22 ± 20.07 | 79.40 ± 24.60 | 77.35 ± 18.87 | 77.38 ± 19.13 |
| n | 45 | 45 | 45 | 36* | 36* | 36* |
| PedsQL 5–7 years | 66.00 ± 21.19 | 64.48 ± 19.07 | 66.21 ± 24.32 | 61.72 ± 16.92 | 64.14 ± 17.93 | 64.79 ± 18.22 |
| n | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 |
| PedsQL 8–12 years | 79.28 ± 17.10 | 68.68 ± 19.28 | 70.61 ± 21.38 | 65.44 ± 16.26 | 68.25 ± 15.09 | 72.08 ± 14.26 |
| n | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
| PedsQL 13–18 years | 59.14 ± 28.03 | 54.81 ± 24.51 | 60.19 ± 29.63 | 51.85 ± 27.18 | 55.62 ± 24.81 | 56.84 ± 24.50 |
| n | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Kruskal-Wallis (P) | 0.0003 | 0.0033 | 0.0254 | 0.0001 | 0.0003 | 0.0003 |
NF1, neurofibromatosis type 1.
*
In PedsQL GCS for patients aged 2–4 years old, school functioning questions were optional and answered only when patients went to school. Nine respondents did not answer school functioning questions.