Table 3.

T-Tests Examining Differences in Parent-Proxy 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	79.67 (14.35)			.93
Chronically Ill	662	74.22 (18.40)	−3.83	.000
Acutely Ill	199	80.42 (15.26)	0.46	.65
Healthy	717	87.61 (12.33)	6.04	.000
Physical Health Domain
Study Sample	136	81.91 (17.64)			.86
Chronically Ill	653	73.28 (27.02)	−4.68	.000
Acutely Ill	199	81.81 (20.46)	−0.05	.96
Healthy	717	89.32 (16.35)	4.54	.000
Psychosocial Health Domain
Study Sample	136	78.33 (15.16)			.91
Chronically Ill	661	74.80 (18.16)	−2.39	.02
Acutely Ill	199	79.56 (15.51)	0.72	.47
Healthy	717	86.58 (12.79)	5.96	.000
Emotional Functioning
Study Sample	136	77.74 (19.58)			.86
Chronically Ill	661	73.05 (23.27)	−2.39	.02
Acutely Ill	199	78.82 (18.00)	0.51	.61
Healthy	718	82.64 (17.54)	2.72	.01
Social Functioning
Study Sample	136	86.89 (15.76)			.80
Chronically Ill	657	79.77 (21.91)	−4.45	.000
Acutely Ill	198	83.58 (18.29)	−1.76	.08
Healthy	716	91.56 (14.20)	3.22	.002
School Functioning
Study Sample	136	75.15 (20.27)			.87
Chronically Ill	601	71.08 (23.99)	−2.04	.04
Acutely Ill	167	74.74 (20.95)	−0.17	.86
Healthy	611	85.47 (17.61)	5.49	.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.