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Table 2 Scores of SF-36 between antiviral-treated CHC patients, Taiwanese general populations, and patients without antiviral therapy

From: Assessment of health-related quality of life in antiviral-treated Taiwanese chronic hepatitis C patients using SF-36 and CLDQ

SF-36 domains & CLDQ

General populations (N = 256,A) mean (SD)

CHC without antiviral-treated patients (N = 64,B) Mean (SD)

Antiviral-treated CHC patients (N = 64,C) Mean (SD)

F¸ (post-hoc multiple comparison) t-test

Physical functioning

82.79 (22.16)

71.95 (29.33)

75.86 (21.85)

6.57** (A > B)

Role physical

72.95 (41.34)

66.07 (45.36)

35.94 (44.29)

19.19** (A > C&B > C)

Bodily pain

74.26 (17.97)

80.63 (25.04)

73.30 (22.84)

2.88

General health

64.78 (19.96)

41.84 (28.57)

51.78 (20.99)

32.35** (A > C > B)

Vitality

65.33 (16.80)

60.94 (25.91)

50.00 (25.09)

15.01**(A,B > C)

Social functioning

83.35 (15.98)

81.53 (22.49)

75.23 (24.39)

4.78**(A > C)

Role emotional

79.43 (37.72)

78.11 (37.70)

43.20 (46.66)

22.32** (A,B > C)

Mental health

70.91 (14.77)

71.88 (18.43)

61.00 (20.51)

10.10** (A,B > C)

PCS

48.39 (8.52)

52.97 (17.20)

40.78 (12.50)

20.06** (B > A > C)

MCS

49.73 (8.19)

49.73 (12.00)

46.34 (12.51)

3.23* (A > C)

Abdominal symptom

 

6.06 (1.30)

5.75(1.33)

1.31

Fatigue

 

5.38(1.56)

4.78(1.38)

2.31*

Systemic symptoms

 

5.71(1.09)

4.98(1.06)

3.88**

Activity

 

5.12(1.51)

5.21(1.52)

1.01

Emotional function

 

5.78(1.16)

5.02(1.42)

3.30**

Worry

 

6.10(1.33)

5.95(1.16)

0.71

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01; Age and gender were matched; SD: standard deviation; post-hoc multiple comparison by Scheffe’ method.