Table 3.

Spearman's r correlation for medical indices correlated with the TNO-AZL adult quality of life questionnaire (TAAQOL) and the 36 item short form health survey (SF-36) for 76 patients previously operated on for complex congenital heart disease

Questionnaire	Objective physical index	Somerville index	NYHA class
TAAQOL
Gross motor functioning	−0.33*	−0.53**	−0.77**
Daily activities	−0.23	−0.46**	−0.45**
Vitality	−0.12	−0.42**	−0.47**
Sleep	−0.25	−0.38**	−0.43**
Social functioning	−0.10	−0.30*	−0.35*
Pain	−0.03	−0.24	−0.36**
Cognitive functioning	−0.30*	−0.33*	−0.32*
Depressive moods	−0.17	−0.24	−0.31*
Fine motor functioning	−0.18	−0.22	−0.29*
Happiness	−0.19	−0.06	−0.22
Aggressiveness	−0.03	−0.15	−0.19
SF-36
Physical functioning	−0.42**	−0.64**	−0.87**
Mental health	−0.36**	−0.16	−0.2
Social functioning	−0.24	−0.54**	−0.45**
Role functioning physical	−0.28	−0.48**	−0.42**
General health	−0.25	−0.41**	−0.47**
Vitality	−0.25	−0.31*	−0.45**
Bodily pain	−0.22	−0.32*	−0.45**
Role functioning emotion	−0.24	−0.20	−0.22

*p<0.01; **p<0.001