Table 2.

T-Tests Examining Differences in Youth Reported HRQoL of IBD Group Compared to Published Comparison Group Data

Scale	N	M (SD)	t-value†	p	Cronbach’s α
PedsQL Total Score
Study Sample	136	78.59 (13.27)			.91
Chronically Ill	367	77.19 (15.53)	−1.00	.32
Acutely Ill	148	78.70 (14.03)	0.07	.95
Healthy	401	83.00 (14.79)	3.25	.001
Physical Health Domain
Study Sample	136	82.07 (16.24)			.86
Chronically Ill	366	77.36 (20.36)	−2.69	.01
Acutely Ill	149	78.88 (19.10)	−1.52	.13
Healthy	400	84.41 (17.26)	1.43	.16
Psychosocial Health Domain
Study Sample	136	76.42 (13.88)			.88
Chronically Ill	367	77.10 (15.84)	0.47	.64
Acutely Ill	148	78.68 (14.66)	1.33	.18
Healthy	399	82.38 (15.51)	4.19	.000
Emotional Functioning
Study Sample	136	77.30 (18.63)			.81
Chronically Ill	366	76.40 (21.48)	−0.46	.65
Acutely Ill	148	77.33 (20.04)	0.01	.99
Healthy	400	80.86 (19.64)	1.90	.06
Social Functioning
Study Sample	136	87.44 (15.61)			.81
Chronically Ill	367	81.60 (20.24)	−3.43	.001
Acutely Ill	148	82.83 (16.66)	−2.46	.02
Healthy	399	87.42 (17.18)	−0.02	.99
School Functioning
Study Sample	136	68.92 (15.61)			.79
Chronically Ill	362	73.43 (19.57)	2.89	.004
Acutely Ill	143	75.68 (18.04)	3.07	.003
Healthy	386	78.63 (20.53)	4.03	.000

Note: Negative t-values indicate that the study IBD sample HRQoL was higher than the comparison group HRQoL.

^†T-value reflects comparison with study IBD sample.