Table 2.

Included recipients were compared to age-matched published controls. Female as well as male recipients reported a significantly lower health-related quality of life as compared to their age-matched controls

	PF	p value	RP	p value	BP	p value	GH	p value	V	p value	SF	p value	RE	p value	PCS	p value
Female recipients	54 ± 37	0.01	45 ± 42	0.01	63 ± 35	0.05	59 ± 25	n.s.	49 ± 27	0.03	71 ± 36	0.03	62 ± 49	0.01	63 ± 22	0.03
Female standard	75 ± 22		72 ± 36		70 ± 28		58 ± 18		60 ± 18		86 ± 20		88 ± 27		74 ± 17
Male recipients	68 ± 28	0.03	53 ± 43	0.01	75 ± 24	n.s.	58 ± 19	n.s.	58 ± 19	0.03	84 ± 22	n.s.	68 ± 45	0.01	68 ± 19	0.03
Male standard	77 ± 23		72 ± 34		72 ± 26		59 ± 18		62 ± 19		89 ± 17		90 ± 25		78 ± 16

PF physical functioning, RP role physical, BP bodily pain, GH general health, V vitality, SF social functioning, RE role emotional, PCS physical component score