TABLE 15.
GRAVES DISEASE QUALITY OF LIFE BY AGE SUBGROUPS*
| CATEGORY | AGE 20–34 (n = 7) | AGE 35–49 (n = 68) | AGE 50–59 (n = 78) | AGE 60+ (n = 96) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VFQ | ||||
| General health | 65.00 (20.21) | 68.31 (20.01) | 58.22 (25.80) | 59.63 (26.10) |
| General vision | 59.52 (26.97) | 62.75 (18.46) | 58.23 (17.65) | 58.07 (18.01) |
| Ocular pain | 67.14 (17.99) | 69.56 (21.68) | 68.16 (19.64) | 73.96 (16.45) |
| Near activities | 80.95 (19.67) | 71.58 (24.38) | 66.35 (25.74) | 73.48 (22.88) |
| Distance activities | 79.76 (21.97) | 74.82 (25.62) | 70.25 (23.14) | 73.26 (22.29) |
| Social functioning | 91.07 (15.67) | 85.82 (21.31) | 81.57 (20.42) | 86.97 (19.03) |
| Mental health† | 69.82 (29.51) | 66.26 (23.65) | 63.40 (25.37) | 73.33 (22.23) |
| Role difficulties‡ | 90.00 (17.32) | 71.79 (26.62) | 65.00 (28.41) | 74.58 (22.80) |
| Dependency | 71.43 (24.70) | 78.54 (24.60) | 67.95 (32.08) | 74.60 (27.89) |
| Driving | 82.14 (17.47) | 76.12 (18.56) | 67.54 (25.75) | 76.66 (24.36) |
| Color vision | 100.00 (0) | 95.15 (12.49) | 91.78 (17.98) | 94.35 (15.25) |
| Peripheral vision | 89.29 (19.67) | 76.49 (28.16) | 69.16 (29.22) | 75.54 (24.16) |
| Overall VFQ | 78.84 (16.17) | 74.57 (17.41) | 68.69 (18.66) | 74.24 (16.38) |
| SF-12 | ||||
| PCS-12§ | 45.57 (12.57) | 48.18 (9.86) | 44.27 (9.85) | 42.89 (11.06) |
| MCS-12¶ | 43.81 (15.73) | 41.97 (12.21) | 40.71 (11.20) | 47.12 (11.23) |
| Self-perception# | 2.11 (1.57) | 1.83 (1.33) | 1.90 (1.38) | 1.14 (0.98) |
| Social desirability | 1.00 (1.39) | 1.08 (1.17) | 1.14 (1.11) | 0.81 (0.92) |
*
Mean (standard deviation) is shown.
†
Means significantly different at α = .05, P =.463.
‡
Means significantly different at α = .05, P =.0197.
§
Means significantly different at α = .05, P = .0208
¶
Means significantly different at α = .01, P = .0043
#
Means significantly different at α = .001, P = .0002