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Table 4 Comparison of health related quality of life between adolescents with CFS and HCs

From: Health related quality of life in adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Items

Estimate of B

95 % CI

p-value

Overall HRQOL

23

−44

(−49; −40)

<0.001

Physical health

8

−60

(−54; −66)

<0.001

Emotional functioning

5

−28

(−22; −35)

<0.001

Social functioning

5

−27

(−22; −33)

<0.001

School functioning

5

−52

(−45; −58)

<0.001

Psychosocial functioning

15

−36

(−31; −41)

<0.001

  1. HRQOL was assessed by the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™, 4.0 (PedsQL). The listed estimates express the difference between adolescents with CFS and healthy controls. Multiple linear regression for total score and subscale scores are adjusted for gender differences between the groups. CFS: N: =114, HHCs: N = 36