Table 4.

Total score and score for each dimension in hemodialysis patients with regard to age.

	≤35	36–50	51–65	≥66	t	p
PCS
PF	84.62 ± 8.28	77.50 ± 28.04	68.46 ± 26.06	49.78 ± 24.19	11.103	.000
PR	82.69 ± 32.89	78.57 ± 41.78	62.82 ± 48.28	61.11 ± 48.72	1.452	.231
BP	87.46 ± 20.41	89.02 ± 17.82	81.59 ± 23.60	83.64 ± 19.00	0.835	.477
GC	54.46 ± 14.54	58.75 ± 14.85	51.67 ± 18.47	50.80 ± 14.25	1.638	.184
MCS
VT	65.38 ± 7.76	64.81 ± 13.44	58.59 ± 16.22	56.44 ± 13.72	2.827	.041
SF	65.38 ± 17.04	71.88 ± 24.21	60.90 ± 20.50	56.94 ± 18.18	2.983	.034
RE	74.36 ± 43.36	88.10 ± 31.71	74.36 ± 42.90	86.67 ± 34.38	1.188	.034
MH	70.15 ± 13.62	75.14 ± 10.23	72.20 ± 12.07	72.80 ± 11.11	0.650	.585
Total score	112.95 ± 9.64	114.44 ± 13.48	106.57 ± 15.51	102.57 ± 14.50	4.972	.030

p < .05 indicates statistical difference between age groups (marked in bold).