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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Dec 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Perinatol. 2010 Apr 22;31(1):10–20. doi: 10.1038/jp.2010.54

Table 1.

Health related quality of life scores for women with NVP vs women with HG for each of the domains of the NVPQOL assessment

Domain Women with NVP N=48 median, Range Women with HG N=29 median, range P-value
Physical symptoms 3.44, 1.33–5.67 2.33, 1.13–6.89 0.0854
Fatigue 3.00, 1.00–6.75 2.25, 1.00–7.00 0.0599
Emotions 3.50, 1.86–7.00 3.00, 1.43–6.14 0.0352
Limitations 3.40, 1.00–6.20 2.60, 1.00–7.00 0.0720
Total 3.32, 1.86–5.78 2.64, 1.27–6.73 0.0337

Abbreviations: HG, hyperemesis gravidarum; NVP, nausea and vomiting of pregnancy; NVPQOL, Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy health related quality of life.

Possible scores range from 1 to 7, with 7 being the highest quality of life.