Table 2.

Distribution of the QOL Domain Scores of the Study Population as Measured By KDQOL SF™

Domains	Median	IQR	Mean	SD	Range
Kidney Disease Specific Component
Symptom/problem domain	72.7	58.3–81.8	69.0	18.0	2.1–100.0
Effects of kidney disease	75.0	59.3–87.5	73.5	19.0	6.2–100.0
Burden of kidney disease	31.2	25.0–43.7	36.8	16.1	0.0–100.0
Work status	50.0	50.0–50.0	50.5	10.4	0.0–100.0
Cognitive function	66.6	53.3–80.0	65.5	17.1	0.0–100.0
Quality of social interaction	60.0	53.3–60.0	57.9	11.8	0.0–100.0
Sexual function (n = 625)	50.0	25.0–100.0	53.4	36.7	0.0–100.0
Sleep	52.5	40.0–62.5	52.6	15.8	10.0–97.5
Social support	66.6	33.3–100.0	66.1	25.9	0.0–100.0
Hospital staff encouragement	75.0	75.0–75.0	71.6	14.2	25.0–100.0
Patient satisfaction	50.0	50.0–50.0	47.4	11.3	16.7–83.3
Overall Health	50.0	40.0–60.0	50.8	17.2	0.0–100.0
Physical Component Domains
Physical functioning	40.0	0.0–50.0	41.3	24.0	0.0–100.0
Role – physical	0.0	22.5–45.0	25.7	42.3	0.0–100.0
Pain	42.5	20.0–50.0	36.2	17.0	0.0–100.0
General health	30.0	44.0–52.0	37.6	19.6	5.0–90.0
Mental Component Domains
Emotional well-being	48.0	0.0–33.3	48.1	9.7	8.0–84.0
Role – emotional	0.0	25.0–62.5	23.1	32.8	0.0–100.0
Social function	50.0	40.0–50.0	42.1	22.4	0.0–100.0
Energy/fatigue	50.0	25.0–75.0	44.8	12.2	0.0–85.0
Change in Health	50.0	25.0–75.0	52.10	29.9	0.0–100.0