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Table 3 HRQOL Profile in Stroke patients and Apparently healthy adults (AHAs)-Berlin

From: Impact of stroke on health-related quality of life in diverse cultures: the Berlin-Ibadan multicenter international study

Domains

Stroke Patients

Mean (SD)

AHAs^

Mean (SD)

Mean difference (95% confidence interval)

t-value

p

F ANCOVA (adjusted for age, sex and SEC†)

p (adjusted for age, sex and SEC†)

Physical sphere

   Physical

65.1 (13.0)

92.7 (5.1)

-27.6 (-31.4, -23.8)

-14.365

< 0.00001*

73.96

< 0.00001*

   Psycho-emotional

74.1 (12.3)

84.6 (9.6)

-10.5(-14.4, -6.5)

-5.237

< 0.00001*

10.163

< 0.00001*

   Cognitive

75.5 (13.0)

81.5 (8.9)

-6.0 (-10.1, -2.0)

-2.927

0.004*

4.328

0.006*

    Ecosocial Interaction

68.3 (9.1)

76.8 (7.9)

-8.5 (-11.4, -5.4)

-5.835

< 0.00001*

20.481

< 0.00001*

Spiritual sphere

   Soul

65.4 (9.7)

69.7 (9.1)

-4.3 (-7.6, -1.0)

-2.645

0.009*

2.460

0.065

   Spirit

46.6 (18.3)

49.1 (17.5)

-2.5 (-8.6, 3.6)

-0.817

0.416

0.912

0.437

    Spiritual interaction

45.3 (22.0)

45.6 (17.6)

-0.3 (-7.3, 6.7)

-0.073

0.942

0.495

0.686

HRQOLphysical sphere

70.8 (9.6)

83.8 (6.3)

-13.0(-16.1, -10.1)

-8.615

< 0.000001*

21.325

< 0.00001*

HRQOLspiritual sphere

52.4 (15.6)

54.8 (13.3)

-2.4 (-7.4, 2.7)

-0.918

0.36

1.82

0.128

   HRQOLsum

62.8 (8.9)

71.4 (7.7)

-8.6 (-11.5, -5.6)

-6.075

< 0.000001*

11.387

< 0.00001*

  1. AHAs^: Apparently healthy adults, SEC †: Socioeconomic class (Socioeconomic class is based on level of education, occupational strata and average monthly income)
  2. * Statistically significant.