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. 2020 Jan 14;10:899. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2019.00899

Table 2.

Quality of life and psychopathological status of acromegaly group.

A (n = 50) Mean ± SD CA (n = 22) Mean ± SD UA (n = 28) Mean ± SD p-value
WHOQoL-BREF
Physical health 55.28 ± 9.6 55.32 ± 11.63 55.25 ± 7.87 0.93
Psychological health 63.98 ± 10.85 66.23 ± 10.76 62.21 ± 10.78 0.25
Social relation 69.4 ± 17.84 65.64 ± 20.4 72.36 ± 15.64 0.28
Environmental 69 ± 14.7 71.23 ± 16.26 68.71 ± 13.56 0.70
AcroQoL total (min 22–max 110) 71.92 ± 14.11 70.95 ± 18.39 72.68 ± 9.85 0.80
Physical dimension (min 8–max 40) 25.22 ± 6.39 24.41 ± 8.23 25.86 ± 4.54 1
Psychological dimension (min 14–max 70) 46.6 ± 8.74 46.55 ± 11.09 46.64 ± 6.53 0.57
Appearance (min 7–max 35) 19.68 ± 5.57 20.64 ± 6.77 18.93 ± 4.40 0.32
Personal relationship (min 7–max 35) 26.96 ± 4.63 25.91 ± 5.98 27.79 ± 3.08 0.49
GHO-28 (total) 5.5 ± 5.81 5.5 ± 6.37 5.5 ± 5.45 0.87
A—somatic symptoms 1.6 ± 2.1 1.68 ± 2.25 1.53 ± 2.02 0.93
B—anxiety and insomnia 2.16 ± 2.1 2.27 ± 2.22 2.10 ± 1.89 0.95
C—social dysfunction 1.10 ± 1.63 1.27 ± 1.77 1.0 ± 1.54 0.84
D—severe depression 0.62 ± 1.2 0.36 ± 0.65 0.82 ± 1.46 0.50