Table 4.
Short form 36 domain scores and six-dimension health state short form score of employed and not employed patients
| SF-36 domain score |
Before OLT |
P value |
After OLT |
P value | ||
| Employed (n = 27) | Not employed (n = 35) | Employed (n = 30) | Not employed (n = 41) | |||
| PF, mean ± SD | 70.7 ± 25.1 | 47.4 ± 27.4 | 0.001 | 82.3 ± 19.2 | 59.4 ± 28.2 | < 0.001 |
| PRF, median (range, min-max) | 50 (100, 0-100) | 25 (100, 0-100) | 0.14 | 100 (100, 0-100) | 25 (100, 0-100) | < 0.001 |
| BP, median (range, min-max) | 74 (100, 0-100) | 51 (100, 0-100) | 0.14 | 100 (69, 31-100) | 74 (88, 12-100) | 0.001 |
| GHP, median (range, min-max) | 40 (77, 10-87) | 35 (82, 0-82) | 0.71 | 69.5 (87, 10-97) | 50 (87, 10-97) | 0.01 |
| VIT, median (range, min-max) | 45 (80, 10-90) | 40 (85, 0-85) | 0.43 | 70 (75, 20-95) | 45 (85, 5-90) | 0.001 |
| SRF, median (range, min-max) | 87.5 (87.5, 12.5-100) | 62.5 (87.5, 12.5-100) | 0.52 | 100 (50, 50-100) | 62.5 (87.5, 12.5-100) | < 0.001 |
| ERF, median (range, min-max) | 100 (100, 0-100) | 100 (100, 0-100) | 0.94 | 100 (100, 0-100) | 33.3 (100, 0-100) | < 0.001 |
| MH, median (range, min-max) | 76 (60, 32-92) | 64 (88, 8-96) | 0.31 | 80 (56, 44-100) | 68 (72, 28-100) | 0.01 |
| Sum score, mean ± SD | 479.2 ± 193.9 | 419.7 ± 169.7 | 0.20 | 627.0 ± 138.1 | 433.7 ± 160.8 | < 0.001 |
| SF-6D QALYs, mean ± SD | 0.71 ± 0.14 | 0.64 ± 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.64 ± 0.12 | < 0.001 |
P value ≤ 0.05 is considered significant. SF-36: Short form 36; SF-6D: Six-dimension health state short form; OLT: Orthotopic liver transplantation; PF: Physical functioning; PRF: Physical role functioning; BP: Bodily pain; GHP: General health perception; VIT: Vitality; SRF: Social role functioning; ERF: Emotional role functioning; MH: Mental health; QALYs: Quality adjusted life years.