Table 1:

Descriptive Statistics for the four Domains and the two ‘Overall QOL’

Scale	Group	N	Mean	sd	95% Cl	Skew-ness	Z score
							Min.	Max.
Q1	Male	485	3.50	.84	3.46–3.54	−.63	−2.98	1.79
	Female	505	3.72	.82	3.68–3.76	−.65	−3.31	1.56
	Total	990	3.61	.84	3.56–3.66	−.66	−3.12	1.66
Q2	Male	486	3.86	.89	3.82–3.90	−.79	−3.23	1.28
	Female	505	4.01	.91	3.96–4.04	−.96	−3.31	1.10
	Total	991	3.93	.84	3.87–3.99	−.87	−3.26	1.18
DOM1	Male	479	14.57	2.38	14.46–14.68	−.51	−4.44	2.28
	Female	500	14.84	2.43	14.73–14.97	−.60	−3.76	2.12
	Total	979	14.71	2.41	14.56–14.86	−.55	−4.44	2.20
DOM2	Male	482	12.91	2.70	12.79–13.03	−.28	−3.30	2.38
	Female	502	13.20	2.81	13.08–13.33	−.27	−3.27	2.42
	Total	984	13.06	2.76	12.89–13.23	−.26	−3.28	2.51
DOM3	Male	469	13.20	3.46	13.04–13.36	−.40	−2.66	1.97
	Female	483	13.81	3.48	13.65–13.97	−.55	−2.82	1.78
	Total	952	13.50	3.48	13.28–13.72	−.46	−2.73	1.87
DOM4	Male	478	11.97	2.61	11.85–12.09	−.30	−3.06	2.69
	Female	504	12.46	2.69	12.34–12.58	−.27	−3.14	2.80
	Total	982	12.22	2.66	12.05–12.39	−.27	−3.09	2.92