Table 3.

PedsQL ™, parents’/proxy self-reports: comparison between Argentina and Sweden

Characteristiscs	Generic Core Scale		p-value	Cancer Module		p-value	Multidimensional Fatigue Module		p-value
	Argentina mean (sd)	Sweden mean (sd)		Argentina mean (sd)	Sweden mean (sd)		Argentina mean (sd)	Sweden mean (sd)
Gender
Female	55.5(16.6)	59.2(19.0)	0.72	68.6(12.2)	67.7(15.8)	0.88	72.8(22.4)	68.2(15.5)	0.23
Male	66.9(16.4)	58.8(16.6)	0.18	66.6(14.2)	63.1(18.5)	0.59	77.9(17.7)	58.4(17.3)	0.002
Age groups
2 to 4 years	69.6(21.7)	65.0(19.6)	0.51	67.9(13.6)	72.3(17.4)	0.60	77.3(26.5)	68.1(17.6)	0.14
5 to 12 years	58.1(15.4)	62.2(17.1)	0.52	66.9(13.6)	67.9(14.0)	0.97	78.6(19.1)	70.3(12.5)	0.15
13 to 18 years	60.6(12.6)	49.5(12.4)	0.09	67.3(14.1)	55.2(17.0)	0.18	72.4(10.7)	49.6(13.6)	p < 0.0001
Diagnostic groups
Leukaemia	63.8(16.8)	66.6(19.8)	0.69	69.3(13.9)	75.9(15.9)	0.22	73.8(14.8)	77.1(18.9)	0.33
Solid tumours	63.1(22.6)	52.3(14.1)	0.57	62.3(9.3)	56.1(15.8)	0.46	83.1(7.0)	52.2(15.2)	0.003
CNS tumours	54.7(10.4)	55.6(12.7)	1.00	63.7(16.6)	59.9(11.7)	0.79	54.6(16.1)	59.7(9.4)	1.00
Treatment modality
Chemotherapy	65.8(17.1)	62.6(18.3)	0.60	69.0(13.1)	70.4(18.6)	0.53	79.3(18.5)	65.7(18.2)	0.009
Combined therapy	47.4(4.2)	53.5(15.1)	0.23	59.3(12.4)	57.3(11.1)	0.83	59.7(15.7)	58.7(14.5)	0.76

Note: Scores range from 0 to 100; higher scores represent a better HRQOL. Significant differences are highlighted in bold type. sd standard deviation