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Table 4 Results from matched study

From: Health related quality of life in Malaysian children with thalassaemia

Domain

Thalassaemia Patients (n = 70)

Healthy Controls (n = 70)

Difference

95% Confidence Interval of the Difference

P-Value

Physical Functioning

69.17 (15.34)

85.49 (12.67)

-16.43

(-21.19 to -11.67)

<0.001

Emotional Functioning

68.14 (16.75)

70.36 (16.86)

-2.21

(-6.89 to 2.47)

0.349

Social Functioning

73.29 (18.69)

82.21 (15.29)

-8.93

(-14.34 to -3.51)

<0.05

School Functioning

59.86 (16.60)

80.00 (14.40)

-20.14

(-25.53 to -14.76)

<0.05

Psychosocial Health Summary

67.39 (13.24)

77.58 (12.63)

-10.19

(-14.18 to -6.21)

<0.001

Total Summary Score

67.70 (12.49)

79.51 (11.90)

-11.81

(-15.63 to -8.00)

<0.001

  1. Values are presented as Mean (SD)