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Table 4 Significant rank mean score differences in six CHQ-PF28 scales1 between schoolchildren with and without allergy-associated parameters2.

From: Health-related quality of life in food hypersensitive schoolchildren and their families: parents' perceptions

Allergy-associated parameters

 

HRQL 3

  

Child

Parent

Family

  

PhS

PsS

PE

PT

FA

FC

Food reactions

       

Gastro intestinal symptoms (N = 67)

Yes

No

p

  

77.6

86.1

0.033

   

OAS – Oral Allergy Syndrome4 (N = 63)

Yes

No

p

 

51.6

47.7

0.016

    

Difficulty breathing4 (N = 53)

Yes

No

p

47.0

51.6

0.008

52.6

47.6

0.006

   

75.6

64.3

0.021

Anaphylaxis4 (N = 20)

Yes

No

p

 

55.3

48.6

0.003

    

Additional family member(s) with food hypersensitivity (N = 78)

Yes

No

p

  

79.6

85.6

0.045

88.7

92.7

0.045

82.8

89.3

0.045

 

Sibling(s) with food hypersensitivity (N = 45)

Yes

No

p

 

46.5

51.1

0.023

 

85.2

93.0

0.006

  

Male gender (N = 63)

Yes

No

p

47.2

52.1

0.014

     
  1. 1 The six CHQ-PF28 health scales used in this study are: PhS = Physical Summary measure; PsS = Psychosocial Summary measure; PE = Parental impact-Emotional; PT = Parental impact-Time; FA = Family impact-Activities; FC = Family impact-Cohesion [28].
  2. 2 Allergy-associated parameters tested not showing significant mean differences were: the food reactions skin symptoms and eye-nose symptoms; food reactions in the past 12 months; parent(s) with food hypersensitivity.
  3. 3 HRQL = Health-related quality of life
  4. 4 Score means shown in italics indicate higher score means, i.e. higher HRQL, when the allergy-associated parameter mentioned was present.