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Table 3 Gender differences on health-related quality of life

From: Quality of life in patients at first time visit for sleep disorders of breathing at a sleep centre

 

PGWBI

SF-12

 

TOT

ANX

DEP

WB

SC

HEA

VIT

PCS

MCS

Female (n = 46)

64.8 ± 18.5

14.5 ± 5.9

11.1 ± 3.3

9.8 ± 3.8

10.3 ± 2.9

8.7 ± 2.3

10.3 ± 3.9

42.0 ± 9.6

42.1 ± 12.1

Male (n = 151)

72.7 ± 15.1

16.1 ± 4.1

12.3 ± 2.5

11.9 ± 3.5

11.2 ± 2.7

9.9 ± 2.7

11.4 ± 3.7

45.3 ± 9.0

46.8 ± 10.2

p value

0.007

NS

0.030

<0.001

0.042

0.010

NS

0.049

0.019

  1. Values are mean ± SD (range). PGWBI, Psychological General Well-Being Index; TOT, Total score; ANX, Anxiety subscale; DEP, Depression subscale; WB, Well-Being subscale; SC, Self-Control subscale; HEA, Health subscale; VIT, Vitality subscale; SF-12, 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey; PCS, Physical Component Summary; MCS, Mental Component Summary.
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