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Table 4 One-Way ANOVA and LSD post-hoc comparison of performance-based functional exercise capacity measures, PCS and MCS by gender

From: Health-related quality of life and physical functioning in people living with HIV/AIDS: a case–control design

 

PLWH

Control group

 

Male

Female

Male

Female

  

n = 15

n = 22

n = 15

n = 22

  

Variable

Mean ± S.D

Mean ± S.D

Mean± S.D

Mean ± S.D

F-ratio

p-value

6MWD

466.22 ± 89.9a

427.09 ± 94.32a

600.09 ± 112.59b

526.07 ± 64.65c

12.356

0.001

6MWW

29001 ± 5648.5a

27070 ± 8679.91a

41594 ± 8149.44b

33962 ± 5070.20c

14.287

0.001

VO2max

2903.6 ± 564.85a

2710.5 ± 857.99a

4162.9 ± 814.94b

3399.7 ± 507.01c

14.287

0.001

PCS

48.97 ± 8.33a

53.92 ± 5.99b

53.74 ± 5.77

51.49 ± 8.66

1.662

0.183

MCS

73.62 ± 9.74a

72.58 ± 15.03a

64.03 ± 7.50b

66.09 ± 10.39b

2.960

0.038

  1. Abbreviations: 6MWD 6 minute walk distance, 6MWW 6 minute walk work, VO 2 max Peak oxygen uptake, PCS Physical-health Component Score, MCS Mental-health Component Score, Superscripts (a,b,c,d ).
  2. For a particular variable, mode means with different superscript are significantly (P<0.05) different. Mode means with same superscripts are not significantly (P>0.05) different. When only one contrast is significant, one of the cell means has no superscript attached. The pair of cell means that is significant has different superscripts.