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Table 6 Discriminant validity involving known group analysis for the PedsQL-J

From: Development of the Japanese version of the Minneapolis-Manchester Quality of Life Survey of Health - Adolescent Form (MMQL-AF) and investigation of its reliability and validity

 

Children with cancer off therapy (n = 141)

Healthy controls (n = 181)

t

pvalue

PedsQL-J

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Physical functioning

5.15

5.17

2.22

3.76

5.66

< 0.01

Emotional functioning

5.35

4.06

5.27

3.61

.18

ns

Social functioning

2.85

3.50

2.52

2.80

.92

ns

School functioning

4.45

3.10

3.89

2.71

1.69

ns

  1. PedsQL-J: the Japanese version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory, n: number of individuals, SD: standard deviation, t: t value.