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Table 6 Mean health-related quality of life scores for adults patients on the TAAQoL according to severity of MD

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

TAAQOL

Severity

 
 

mean (SD)

mean (SD)

 

Less severe

Severe

 

N = 25

N = 42

Gross Motor

29.8 (25.7)

35.0 (25.4)

Fine Motor

95.3 (6.8)***

73.0 (20.2)

Cognitive Functioning

79.0 (29.5)

81.8 (24.3)

Sleeping

70.8 (38.9)

62.8 (37.0)

Pain

65.0 (25.3)

68.0 (29.0)

Social Functioning

95.5 (11.2)*

86.9 (19.9)

Daily activities

76.0 (27.3)

70.8 (35.1)

Sexual functioning

91.1 (22.1)

86.5 (29.5)

Vitality

55.0 (26.2)

47.6 (27.6)

Happiness

68.7 (18.4)

63.3 (22.0)

Aggressiveness

73.8 (26.4)

80.7 (23.2)

Depressive moods

74.7 (20.1)

67.1 (25.4)

  1. Student t-tests *p < 0.05 **p < 0.01 ***p < 0.001
  2. Higher scores represent a better HRQoL