. 2018 Jan 27;27(6):1445–1454. doi: 10.1007/s11136-018-1789-4

Table 2.

Mean HRQoL scores of children on RRT compared with healthy norm and other chronic health conditions

Subscale	Preemptive transplant			Non-preemptive transplant			Dialysis			Healthy norm			Other chronic health conditions^α
Subscale	N	Mean	SD	N	Mean	SD	N	Mean	SD	N	Mean	SD	N	Mean	SD
8–18 year old
Total score	38	71.2**^{,^}	17.8	112	68.5**^{,^^}	16.7	42	69.1**^{,^}	19.4	340	82.7	8.9	51	78.9	9.4
Physical health	38	78.6*^,1,2	18.0	111	70.4**^{,^^}	20.5	42	64.0**^{,^^}	25.7	340	85.9	9.0	51	81.6	12.0
Emotional functioning	38	71.3	20.9	112	69.3**^{,^}	20.9	42	70.8	21.5	340	77.1	14.3	51	75.2	15.3
Social functioning	38	75.7**^{,^}	21.0	112	74.2**^{,^^}	20.1	42	74.0**^{,^}	21.1	340	88.1	12.0	51	83.3	12.8
School functioning	38	64.0**^{,^}	19.3	107	63.2**^{,^^}	18.2	40	65.5*	23.7	340	77.6	12.3	51	73.8	14.5
Psychosocial health	38	70.4**^{,^}	17.5	112	68.5**^{,^^}	16.8	42	69.8**^{,^}	18.3	340	81.0	10.3	51	77.5	10.2

Independent sample t tests

^αThis group included patients with asthma (36%), congenital defect (14%), skin disease (6%), migraine (6%), and other diseases (38%)

*Versus healthy norm P < .05

**Versus healthy norm P < .001

^{^}Versus other chronic health conditions P < .05

^^Other chronic health conditions P < .001

¹Significant difference between preemptive transplant and dialysis

²Significant difference between preemptive transplant and non-preemptive transplant