Table 5. Assessing total and subgroup levels of children’s quality of life according to children and parents.
| JFMS group | Non-JFMS group (control group) | p† | |||
| Mean±SD | Median | Mean±SD | Median | ||
| PedsQL | |||||
| Total quality of life | 1,538.6±300.6 | 1525 | 1,910.5±250.0 | 1950 | 0.001* |
| Physical functionality | 527.1±134 | 525 | 675.5±103.1 | 700 | 0.001* |
| Emotional functionality | 276.4±103.4 | 300 | 391.9±78.1 | 400 | 0.001* |
| Social functionality | 431.4±67.6 | 450 | 462.9±52.6 | 475 | 0.006* |
| School problems | 301.4±92.3 | 300 | 387.6±77.3 | 375 | 0.001* |
| Parental assessment of PedsQL | |||||
| Total quality of life | 1,745±339.9 | 1775 | 1,892.0±282.5 | 1950 | 0.099 |
| Physical functionality | 585±148.3 | 600 | 628.2±146.7 | 675 | 0.206 |
| Emotional functionality | 350±101.6 | 362.5 | 391.4±81.2 | 400 | 0.090 |
| Social functionality | 436.3±114.8 | 475 | 463.8±53.1 | 475 | 0.399 |
| School problems | 348.8±101.8 | 375 | 412.2±76.8 | 425 | 0.011* |
| SD: Standard deviation; † Mann-Whitney U test; PedsQL: Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory; * p<0.05. | |||||