Table 4.
Allergy-specific quality of life – self-report
| Domain | Adolescents (N = 102) |
Adult Patients (N = 153) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| FAQLQ | |||
| Total | 5.0 (1.8) | 4.6 (1.4) | 0.030 |
| Allergen Avoidance and Dietary Restriction | 5.0 (1.3) | 4.6 (1.4) | 0.025 |
| Emotional Impact | 4.9 (1.3) | 4.7 (1.5) | 0.272 |
| Risk of Accidental Exposure | 5.0 (1.3) | 4.7 (1.4) | 0.114 |
| Food Allergy-Related Health | – | 4.4 (1.64) | – |
| FAIM | |||
| Total | 4.3 (1.2) | 4.1 (1.2) | 0.192 |
| Expectation of Outcomes | 4.3 (1.4) | 4.2 (1.5) | 0.587 |
| Product Avoidance | 4.6 (1.1) | 4.3 (1.4) | 0.056 |
| Social Impact | 3.9 (1.5) | 3.6 (1.5) | 0.118 |
Table 4 Notes: The MID of HRQoL questionnaires with a 7-point scale was approximately 0.5;19 none of mean score comparisons for adolescents and adults exceeded that threshold. For statistical testing, the adolescent and adult patient samples were compared.
Key: FAIM – Food Allergy Independent Measures; FAQLQ – Food Allergy Quality of Life Questionnaire; MID – minimal important difference; HRQoL – health-related quality of life; SD – standard deviation