Table 3.
HrQoL after LT in comparison to healthy controls
| SF-36 scales | Age groups | LT patients | Healthy controls | Statistics (Wilcoxon signed-rank test) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Z | p | ||
| Physical component summary | Total | 49.94 (8.50) | 50.2 (9.3) | 55.4 (7.8) | 378.000 | .000** |
| ≤ 50 years | 48.29 (9.34) | 49.5 (7.9) | 56.4 (5.7) | 5.000 | .013* | |
| 51–60 years | 49.32 (9.25) | 51.8 (17.3) | 53.8 (9.9) | 51.000 | .133 | |
| ≥ 61 years | 50.73 (8.01) | 49.5 (8.3) | 49.9 (13.3) | 421.000 | .293 | |
| Mental component summary | Total | 50.85 (8.30) | 50.2 (13.1) | 53.3 (7.9) | 830.000 | .078 |
| ≤ 50 years | 52.54 (7.71) | 51.5 (11.7) | 52.8(7.6) | 33.000 | 1.000 | |
| 51–60 years | 50.94 (9.00) | 52.0 (18.3) | 53.7 (8.8) | 55.000 | .184 | |
| ≥ 61 years | 50.31 (8.27) | 50.2 (11.0) | 54.9 (7) | 159.000 | .004** | |
| Physical functioning | Total | 74.43 (26.94) | 85 (40) | 100 (10) | .000 | .000** |
| ≤ 50 years | 76.36 (26.56) | 95 (50) | 100 (5) | .000 | .011* | |
| 51–60 years | 76.67 (25.61) | 90 (40) | 95 (15) | 6.000 | .005** | |
| ≥ 61 years | 72.50 (28.45) | 82.5 (47.5) | 85 (30) | 131.500 | .061 | |
| Role physical | Total | 64.05 (42.91) | 99.5 (93.8) | 100 (0) | .000 | .000** |
| ≤ 50 years | 77.27 (30.53) | 75 (25) | 100 (0) | .000 | .024* | |
| 51–60 years | 56.94 (43.56) | 50 (100) | 100 (0) | .000 | .004** | |
| ≥ 61 years | 63.54 (45.89) | 100 (100) | 100 (50) | .000 | .000** | |
| Bodily pain | Total | 78.51 (27.79) | 99.5 (43.1) | 100 (28) | .000 | .000** |
| ≤ 50 years | 82.05 (22.63) | 100 (32.5) | 100 (26) | .000 | .041* | |
| 51–60 years | 75.97 (29.90) | 93.8 (55) | 100 (48) | .000 | .008** | |
| ≥ 61 years | 78.69 (28.89) | 99 (38.8) | 84 (38.8) | 345.000 | .921 | |
| General health | Total | 69.79 (19.87) | 70 (35) | 77 (25) | 661.000 | .027* |
| ≤ 50 years | 65.91 (16.71) | 65 (20) | 77 (20) | 11.000 | .049* | |
| 51–60 years | 72.61 (20.66) | 73.5 (41.3) | 67 (25) | 116.000 | .183 | |
| ≥ 61 years | 69.55 (20.70) | 70 (35) | 67 (25) | 327.000 | .406 | |
| Vitality | Total | 66.95 (20.92) | 70 (36.3) | 70 (25) | 804.000 | .308 |
| ≤ 50 years | 65.91 (17.58) | 70 (30) | 70 (15) | 17.000 | .513 | |
| 51–60 years | 65.00 (21.90) | 67.5 (42.5) | 70 (25) | 43.000 | .334 | |
| ≥ 61 years | 68.21 (21.78) | 73.3 (35) | 65 (30) | 349.500 | .372 | |
| Social functioning | Total | 81.35 (20.68) | 87.5 (37.5) | 100 (12.5) | .000 | .000** |
| ≤ 50 years | 78.75 (20.45) | 87.5 (40.6) | 100 (12.5) | .000 | .017* | |
| 51–60 years | 81.94 (17.79) | 81.25 (28.13) | 100 (12.5) | .000 | .003** | |
| ≥ 61 years | 81.79 (22.55) | 87.5 (25) | 100 (12.5) | .000 | .000** | |
| Role emotional | Total | 79.14 (38.24) | 100 (25.3) | 100 (0) | .000 | .000** |
| ≤ 50 years | 81.82 (40.45) | 100 (0) | 100 (0) | .000 | .157 | |
| 51–60 years | 75.93 (39.28) | 100 (41.7) | 100 (0) | .000 | .026* | |
| ≥ 61 years | 79.94 (38.06) | 100 (1) | 100 (0) | .000 | .004** | |
| Mental health | Total | 80.11 (15.07) | 80 (26.3) | 76 (20) | 1249.000 | .029* |
| ≤ 50 years | 77.45 (15.52) | 80 (16) | 76 (16) | 33.500 | .538 | |
| 51–60 years | 78.33 (15.50) | 80 (22) | 76 (20) | 103.500 | .431 | |
| ≥ 61 years | 81.86 (14.93) | 84 (28) | 80 (20) | 310.000 | .388 | |
*p < .05, **p < .01
SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range, LT liver transplantation, SF-36 36-Item Short Form Health Survey