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Table 2. Distribution of Means and Standard Deviations of QOL in Different Studies ^a,b.

Domains	Nikpour (2011) (13) (n = 420)		Zubaran (2009) (21) (n = 101)		Mortazavi (2011) (n = 340)
Domains	Mean ± SD	95% CI	Mean ± SD	95% CI	Mean ± SD	95% CI
Physical	73 ± 11	72-74	71 ± 16	68.2–74	71 ± 15	69-73
Psychological	71 ± 15	69.5-72.5	63.3 ± 16	60-66.5	64 ± 17	62-66
Social	74 ± 16	72.5-75.5	67.2 ± 19	63.4-71	69 ± 19	67-71
Environmental	71 ± 14	69.6-72.36	60.6 ± 12.2	58–63	68 ± 15	66-70

^a Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval.

^b All three studies were done on women in the postpartum period using the WHOQOL-BREF with the scores converted to a 0-100 scale.

Table 2. Distribution of Means and Standard Deviations of QOL in Different Studies a,b.