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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of the QUALEFFO-41 and EQ-5D questionnaires

From: Validation of the osteoporosis quality of life questionnaire QUALEFFO-41 for the Serbian population

Questionnaire domain

Mean (SD)

Missing values inside domain (%)

Floor (%)

Ceiling (%)

Controls

Cases

Controls

Cases

Controls

Cases

Controls

Cases

QUALEFFO-41

        

Pain

40.78 (32.58)

55.20* (26.22)

13 (5.20)

9 (3.60)

2.00

6.00

30.00

8.00

Physical function

23.65 (18.64)

42.56** (22.26)

10 (1.18)

14 (1.65)

4.00

4.00

10.00

2.00

Social function

52.15 (23.16)

67.70** (23.47)

10 (1.18)

77 (22.00)

8.00

6.00

2.00

2.00

General health perception

64.08 (19.69)

74.33* (21.68)

2 (1.33)

1 (0.67)

16.00

24.00

2.00

2.00

Mental function

28.40 (14.59)

38.10* (15.66)

4 (0.89)

8 (1.78)

2.00

2.00

2.00

4.00

Total QUALEFFO-41 score

35.71 (16.73)

51.86* (19.00)

      

EQ-5D

        

HSV

0.58 (0.20)

0.46* (0.28)

10 (4.00)

10 (4.00)

    

VAS scale

50.46 (23.21)

48.60 (21.54)

4 (8.00)

2 (4.00)

    
  1. *P<0.05, **P<0.001, ANCOVA
  2. SD, Standard Deviation
  3. QUALEFFO-41, Quality of Life Questionnaire of the European Foundation for Osteoporosis
  4. EQ-5D, EuroQol Group Questionnaire
  5. HSV, Health State Value
  6. VAS, Visual Analogue Scale