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Table 4.

Subscale and overall quality of life paired t-test results for 8–11 year olds using CI and their parents (n=50)

Variable	Mean (Std)⁵	Paired t-test p-value⁶	Hochberg p-value⁷

Physical	−0.88 (14.73)	0.6762	0.8678
Emotional	−0.38 (15.84)	0.8678	0.8678
Self-esteem	1.5 (19.95)	0.5973	0.8678
Family	1.75 (16.94)	0.4686	0.8678
Friends	5.13 (18.07)	0.0504	0.2519
School	−5.5 (18.11)	0.0367^*	0.2202
Total⁸	0.27 (9.68)	0.8440

⁵

Difference of the means of children using CI and their parents

⁶

Unadjusted p value

⁷

Hochberg’s adjusted p value

⁸

Total score is the linear combination of all subscales, therefore, no multiplicity adjustment is done on overall total

p<0.05