Table 4.
Distribution of Short Form-36 and Hepatitis B Quality of Life subscale scores of patients with hepatitis B by disease status at study entry
| Group-1 (n = 1529) | Group-2 (n = 1721) | Group-3 (n = 1007) | p value | All patients (n = 4257) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF-36 | |||||
| Physical functioning | 90 (70;100) | 85 (60;100) | 90 (65;100) | <0,001 ┼, ╪,0,203§ | 90 (65;100) |
| Role physical, | 100 (50;100) | 100 (25;100) | 100 (25;100) | <0,001 ┼, ╪,0,721§ | 100 (50;100) |
| Role emotional | 100 (33,3;100) | 100 (33,3;100) | 100 (33,3;100) | 0,001 ┼,0,004 ╪, 0,859§ | 100 (33,3;100) |
| Vitality | 50 (45;70) | 55 (45;70) | 55 (40;70) | 0,060┼,0,167╪,0,819§ | 55 (40;70) |
| Mental health | 72 (52;84) | 68 (52;80) | 68 (52;80) | 0,005 ┼,<0,001 ╪, 0,016 § | 68 (52;84) |
| Social functioning | 87,5 (62,5;100) | 87,5 (62,5;100) | 87,5 (50;100) | 0,012 ┼,<0,001 ╪,0,006 § | 87,5 (62,5;100) |
| Bodily pain | 100 (67,5;100) | 90 (67,5;100) | 90 (65;100) | 0,185┼, <0,001 ╪,0,013 § | 90 (67,5;100) |
| General health | 65 (45;75) | 60 (45;70) | 60 (45;75) | <0,001 ┼, ╪,0,775§ | 60 (45;75) |
| Physical component score | 79 (58,5;86) | 74 (54,5;84) | 74 (54;85) | <0,001 ┼, ╪,0,644§ | 75,5 (55,5;85) |
| Mental component score | 74 (52,4;81,8) | 69,4 (50;80) | 67,8 (49;80,8) | <0,001 ┼,╪,0,511§ | 70,6 (50,3;80,8) |
| HBQOL | |||||
| Psychological Well-Being | 90 (67,5;97,5) | 85 (70;95) | 82,5 (65;95) | 0,019 ┼,<0,001 ╪,0,090§ | 85 (67,5;95) |
| Anticipation anxiety | 80 (56,7;93,3) | 76,6 (53,3;90) | 70 (50;90) | 0,008 ┼, <0,001 ╪, 0,001 § | 76,6 (53,3;93,3) |
| Vitality | 80 (64;88) | 76 (64;88) | 76 (60;88) | <0,001 ┼,0,001 ╪,0,758§ | 80 (64;88) |
| Stigma | 93,3 (73,3;100) | 90 (73,3;100) | 90 (70;100) | 0,056┼, 0,001 ╪,0,071§ | 90 (73,3;100) |
| Vulnerability | 80 (60;93,3) | 80 (60;93,3) | 73,3 (53,3;93,3) | <0,001 ┼,╪,0,300§ | 80 (60;93,3) |
| Total score | 85 (67,1;93,6) | 80,7 (66,4;91,4) | 79,3 (63,9;90,7) | <0,001 ┼,╪,0,024 § | 81,4 (65,7;92,1) |
SF-36 Short Form-36, HBQOL Hepatitis B Quality of Life, Median (25 %, 75 %) are presented, Bonferroni correction was used, ┼significant difference was obtained in comparing group 1 and 2, ╪significant difference was observed between group 1 and 3, §significant difference was observed between group 2 and 3, bold data reflected a statistical significance