Table 4.
Gender-specific mean scores of resilience and quality of life in comparison to the norm
| Female donor candidates (A) | Female German population (B) | Male donor candidates (C) | Male German population (D) | Group comparison | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | ||
| Resilience scale | 79.54 | (9.21) | -b | 75.69 | (11.09) | -b | A > C*** | ||
| Physical QoLa | 85.49 | (11.48) | 75.35 | (18.13) | 86.36 | (11.02) | 78.84 | (16.93) | A > B***; C > D ***; A = C |
| Psychological QoLa | 78.71 | (12.84) | 72.49 | (16.28) | 81.67 | (11.44) | 75.88 | (14.72) | A > B***; C > D ***; A = C |
| Social QoLa | 79.75 | (15.04) | 71.41 | (18.78) | 79.59 | (14.38) | 72.34 | (18.21) | A > B***; C > D***; A = C |
| Enviromental QoLa | 83.63 | (12.38) | 69.73 | (14.05) | 82.15 | (11.28) | 71.17 | (14.28) | A > B***; C > D ***; A = C |
a: Domains of WHOQOL-Bref; b: gender-specific values are not available; *p < .05; **p < .01;***p < .001