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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2015 Nov;67(11):1513–1520. doi: 10.1002/acr.22627

Table 2.

Comparison of function and quality of life in children with and without vision loss in the better seeing or unaffected eye**

Measurement, Median (25th – 75th) VA 20/40 or better (N = 75) VA 20/50 or worse (N = 23) P-value
Child Report
EYE-Qa Total 3.36 (2.96 – 3.68) 2.52 (1.48 – 3.00) 0.006*
EYE-Qa VFb 3.45 (3.00 – 3.62) 2.48 (1.25 – 3.32) 0.002*
EYE-Qa VRQLc 2.60 (1.80 – 3.60) 2.00 (1.20 – 3.00) 0.115
PedsQLd Total 81.5 (60.2 – 94.6) 68.5 (50.0 – 78.3) 0.028*
CHAQe 0 (0 – 0.25) 0.25 (0.06 – 0.50) 0.335
Parent Report
        EYE-Qa Total 3.40 (3.14 – 3.64) 2.88 (1.29 – 3.24) < 0.001*
        EYE-Qa VFb 3.50 (3.24 – 3.69) 2.86 (1.62 – 3.52) < 0.001*
        EYE-Qa VRQLc 2.40 (1.80 – 3.00) 2.00 (1.60 – 3.00) 0.063
        PedsQLd Total 83.7 (63.0 – 93.5) 77.2 (53.3 – 87.0) 0.160
        CHAQe 0 (0 – 0.25) 0.13 (0- 0.5) 0.339
*

p = <0.05

**

N = 98 visual acuity examinations

a

Effects of Children's Eyesight on Quality of Life

b

Visual Function

c

Vision Related Quality of Life

d

Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory

e

Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire