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. 2010 Sep 28;8:109. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-8-109

Table 5.

Differences in self-reported HRQOL between age groups: 7-12 years (n = 87) and 13-16 years (n = 83), pooled data

	7-12 years	13-16 years
DCGM-37 dimensions	Mean^a(SD)	Mean^a(SD)	P	ES ^b
Independence	57.8 (19.5)	63.2 (19.2)	ns	0.28
Physical Limitation	50.0 (18.7)	56.3 (20.0)	< 0.05	0.33
Emotion	57.8 (19.9)	59.3 (20.0)	ns	0.08
Social Exclusion	68.9 (17.7)	68.1 (17.8)	ns	0.05
Social Inclusion	59.8 (16.7)	64.2 (17.8)	ns	0.25
Treatment	60.3 (26.0)	67.9 (25.1)	ns	0.30

^aScores range from 0 to 100, higher scores represent a better HRQOL Differences tested by student's unpaired t-test.

^bEffect size

ns, non-significant