Table 2.
Distribution of Short Form-36 subscale scores by some socio-demographic and disease-related characteristics of patientsa
| Variable | Physical functioning | Role physical | Role emotional | Vitality | Mental health | Social functioning | Bodily pain | General health | Physical component score | Mental component score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 |
| Male | 90 (70;100) | 100 (50;100) | 100 (33,3;100) | 55 (45;75) | 72 (56;84) | 87,5 (62,5;100) | 100 (77,5;100) | 65 (50;75) | 79 (61,5;86) | 74 (54,9;82,3) |
| Female | 80 (55;100) | 100 (25;100) | 100 (0;100) | 50 (35;65) | 64 (48;80) | 87,5 (50;100) | 80 (55;100) | 60 (40;70) | 68,5 (47;84) | 64,1 (44,6;80,8) |
| Marriage status | p:0,376 | p:0,069 | p :0,005 | p:0,292 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p:0,378 | p:0,073 | p:0,725 | p :0,009 |
| Married | 90 (65;100) | 100 (50;100) | 100 (33,3;100) | 50 (40;70) | 68 (52;84) | 87,5 (62,5;100) | 90 (67,5;100) | 65 (45;75) | 76 (55,5;84) | 71 (51,5;80,8) |
| Single | 90 (65;100) | 100 (43,7;100) | 100 (33,3;100) | 55 (40;75) | 66 (48;80) | 87,5 (50;100) | 90 (67,5;100) | 60 (40;75) | 75 (54,5;86) | 67,9 (46,9;81,2) |
| Education level | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :0,011 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :0,013 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 |
| Elementery school and under | 85 (55;100) | 100 (25;100) | 100 (33,3;100) | 50 (40;65) | 68 (52;84) | 87,5 (62,5;100) | 90 (65;100) | 60 (45;70) | 71,5 (52;84) | 68,5 (48,8;80,8) |
| Middle school | 85 (60;100) | 100 (25;100) | 100 (33,3;100) | 55 (40;70) | 68 (52;80) | 75 (62,5;100) | 90 (67,5;100) | 60 (40;70) | 72 (52;84) | 68,4 (48,8;80,8) |
| High school | 90 (70;100) | 100 (50;100) | 100 (33,3;100) | 55 (40;75) | 68 (52;80) | 87,5 (62,5;100) | 100 (67,5;100) | 60 (45;75) | 78 (56;86) | 72,3 (50,5;81,9) |
| University | 95 (80;100) | 100 (75;100) | 100 (33,3;100) | 60 (45;75) | 72 (56;84) | 87,5 (62,5;100) | 100 (77,5;100) | 65 (50;75) | 80 (66;87) | 74,6 (56,6;83,3) |
| Regular income | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 |
| Yes | 95 (70;100) | 100 (50;100) | 100 (66,7;100) | 55 (45;75) | 72 (56;84) | 87,5 (62,5;100) | 100 (77,5;100) | 65 (50;75) | 80 (62;86) | 74,8 (56,8;82) |
| No | 80 (50;95) | 75 (25;100) | 66,7 (0;100) | 50 (35;65) | 64 (48;80) | 75 (50;100) | 77,5 (55;100) | 55 (40;70) | 67,5 (45;83) | 62 (43,1;78,6) |
| Family members with hepatitis B | p :0,003 | p :0,003 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 |
| Present | 85 (60;100) | 100 (25;100) | 100 (33,3;100) | 50 (40;70) | 68 (52;80) | 87,5 (62,5;100) | 90 (67,5;100) | 60 (45,70) | 73,5 (53,5;84) | 68,3 (48,6;80,8) |
| Not | 90 (70;100) | 100 (50;100) | 100 (33,3;100) | 55 (40;70) | 70 (52;84) | 87,5 (62,5;100) | 100 (67,5;100) | 65 (45;75) | 78 (57;86) | 72,6 (52,8;82,1) |
| Received treatment for hepatitis B | p :<0,001 | p :0,001 | p :0,016 | p:0,164 | p:0,481 | p:0,763 | p:0,712 | p :0,006 | p :<0,001 | p :0,012 |
| Yes | 85 (60;100) | 100 (25;100) | 100 (33,3;100) | 55 (40;70) | 68 (52;80) | 87,5 (62,5;100) | 90 (67,5;100) | 60 (45;70) | 74 (54,5;84) | 69,4 (50;80,8) |
| No | 90 (65;100) | 100 (50;100) | 100 (33,3;100) | 50 (40;70) | 68 (52;84) | 87,5 (62,5;100) | 90 (67,5;100) | 65 (45;75) | 77 56,5;85,8) | 71,5 (50,5;81,4) |
| Other chronic disease | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 |
| Present | 75 (50;95) | 75 (0;100) | 66,7 (0;100) | 50 (35;60) | 64 (48;80) | 75 (50;100) | 77,5 (55;100) | 55 (35;70) | 64,5 (43;82) | 63,3 (41,2;79,2) |
| Not | 90 (70;100) | 100 (50;100) | 100 (33,3;100) | 55 (45;75) | 68 (52;84) | 87,5 (62,5;100) | 100 (77,5;100) | 65 (50;75) | 78 (60;86) | 72,8 (53,6;82) |
| Hospital | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p:0,291 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 | p :<0,001 |
| Training hospital | 95 (73,7;100) | 100 (75;100) | 100 (66,7;100) | 50 (45;70) | 72 (56;84) | 100 (62,5;100) | 100 (77,5;100) | 65 (50;75) | 80,5 (62,5;85) | 75,7 (57,6;81,2) |
| University hospital | 85 (60;100) | 100 (25;100) | 100 (33,3;100) | 55 (40;70) | 64 (52;80) | 87,5 (62,5;100) | 90 (67,5;100) | 60 (45;75) | 73 (52,7;84) | 67,6 (48,8;80) |
| Other | 80 (55;100) | 75 (25;100) | 66,7 (0;100) | 55 (35;70) | 64 (48;80) | 75 (50;100) | 77,5 (55;100) | 60 (40;70) | 67 (47,4;83) | 61,2 (43,1;80) |
| HBeAg status | p:0,877 | p:0,079 | p :0,034 | p:0,135 | p:0,357 | p :0,014 | p:0,466 | p :0,014 | p:0,082 | p :0,010 |
| Positive | 90 (65;100) | 100 (25;100) | 100 (33,3;100) | 50 (40;70) | 68 (52;80) | 87,5 (50;100) | 90 (67,5;100) | 60 (45;70) | 74 (54,5;84) | 68,6 (48,7;80,8) |
| Negative | 90 (65;100) | 100 (50;100) | 100 (33,3;100) | 55 (40;70) | 68 (52;84) | 87,5 (62,5;100) | 90 (67,5;100) | 60 (45;75) | 76 (55,5;85) | 70,8 (50,8; 81) |
aValues were not normally distributed; thus; median (% 25; % 75) scores are presented in cells, bold data reflected a statistical significance