Table 2.

Health-related quality of lige (HRQoL) results.

Mean ± SD	Romania (n = 241)	Bulgaria (n = 154)	p-value
Mobility	1	1	>0.999
Vision	1	1	>0.999
Hearing	1	1	>0.999
Breathing	0.903 ± 0.143	0.928 ± 0.132	0.0702
Sleeping	0.896 ± 0.161	0.848 ± 0.207	0.0494 *
Eating	1	1	>0.999
Speech	0.982 ± 0.084	0.975 ± 0.083	0.1778
Excretion	0.976 ± 0.094	0.961 ± 0.104	0.0786
Usual activities	0.975 ± 0.113	0.961 ± 0.114	0.041 *
Mental function	0.979 ± 0.087	0.943 ± 0.136	0.0007 *
Discomfort and symptoms	0.921 ± 0.141	0.979 ± 0.094	<0.0001 *
Depression	0.933 ± 0.130	0.853 ± 0.197	<0.0001 *
Distress	0.844 ± 0.187	0.765 ± 0.217	0.0002 *
Vitality	0.881 ± 0.139	0.844 ± 0.185	0.1305
Sexual activities	0.925 ± 0.155	0.930 ± 0.141	0.14
Total 15D score	0.956 ± 0.051	0.936 ± 0.063	0.0024 *

*, significantly different (p < 0.05); SD, Standard Deviation.