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Table 2 Descriptive data for domain scores from United Kingdom (UK) and United States of America (US)

From: Validation of the individualised neuromuscular quality of life for the USA with comparison of the impact of muscle disease on those living in USA versus UK

  

Extent

Importance

Overall

  

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Daily activities

UK

3.84

1.10

3.88

1.14

6.74

2.10

 

US

3.65

1.17

3.92

1.00

6.76

1.73

Employment

UK

2.69*

1.76

2.68*

1.77

4.36*

3.48

 

US

3.78

1.38

4.20

0.92

7.37

1.70

Social activities

UK

3.96*

1.13

3.80

1.17

6.76

2.18

 

US

3.67

1.23

3.91

0.99

6.78

1.83

Relationships (friends)

UK

2.56

1.36

2.71*

1.48

4.27*

2.72

 

US

2.60

1.35

3.35

1.22

5.43

2.15

Relationships (family)

UK

2.82

1.49

3.03*

1.59

4.84*

2.94

 

US

2.71

1.44

3.73

1.13

6.04

2.07

Relationships (partner)

UK

2.66*

1.62

2.92*

1.76

4.56*

3.28

 

US

3.15

1.48

4.05

1.08

6.70

1.98

Relationships (others)

UK

2.60

1.44

2.63*

1.46

4.23*

2.81

 

US

2.45

1.33

3.33

1.17

5.26

2.14

Independence

UK

3.78*

1.42

4.05

1.34

6.81

2.65

 

US

3.54

1.39

4.13

1.06

7.00

1.95

Emotions

UK

3.73

1.27

3.77

1.27

6.50

2.41

 

US

3.38

1.36

3.84

1.09

6.50

2.07

Body image

UK

3.36

1.46

3.21

1.41

5.55

2.76

 

US

3.06

1.45

3.47

1.21

6.00

2.29

Perceptions of the future

UK

4.13

1.07

4.07

1.13

7.19

2.06

 

US

3.92

1.26

4.15

1.02

7.28

1.91

  1. Extent column: Extent of Impact (minimum 1 and maximum 5); Importance column: Importance of impact (minimum 1 and maximum 5); Overall column: Overall impact (minimum 1 and maximum 9)
  2. * significantly different (P < 0.01) (unpaired t- test)
  3. SD: Standard deviation