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Table 3 VALIDITY: Correlation Coefficients among the KTQ dimensions and between the KTQ dimensions and other variables at 6th month postransplantation (N = 31)

From: Spanish validation of the "Kidney Transplant Questionnaire": a useful instrument for assessing health related quality of life in kidney transplant patients

 

PS

F

U/F

A

E

Physical Symptoms (PS)

     

Fatigue (F)

.52

    

Uncertainty / Fear (U/F)

.34

.64

   

Appearance (A)

.54

.32

.34

  

Emotions (E)

.46

.68

.72

.59

 

PCS

.28

.24

.11

.25

.017

MCS

.33

.60

.81

.39

.78

Comorbidity Index

.28

.06

.07

.25

.20

Seric Hemoglobine

-.07

.12

.24

.14

.38

Seric Creatinine

-.19

-.54

-.25

-.12

-.35

Karnofsky Scale

.31

.23

-.02

.20

.22

Number of Infections

.04

.12

-.22

-.12

-.08

Number Hosp. Admissions

-.05

-.02

-.18

-.10

-.19

Number Hosp. days

-.06

-.09

-.46

-.05

-.19

  1. PCS: Physical Component Summary; MCS: Mental Component Summary