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Table 3 Mean health-related quality of life scores (TACQoL) for adolescents age 12–17 with MD and healthy children

From: Living with muscular dystrophy: health related quality of life consequences for children and adults

 

MD

healthy children

 
 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

 
 

N = 22

N = 1249

d

Physical symptoms

26.8 (4.4.)**

23.7 (5.4)

-0.6

Motor functioning

23.2 (4.4)***

29.8 (3.3)

2

Cognitive function

28.1 (4.7)

27.6 (4.1)

-0.1

Positive emotions

12.9 (2.3)

13.0 (2.8)

0.0

Negative emotions

12.4 (2.3)

11.6 (2.6)

-0.3

  1. Higher scores indicate a better quality of life
  2. d = effect size
  3. One sample t-test ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.00