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Table 2 Significant symptom- and functioning-scores related to social demographic parameters

From: Mode of allocation and social demographic factors correlate with impaired quality of life after liver transplantation

Correlated parameter

Mean value (±SD)

p-value univariate

p-value multivariate

Working:

   

Physical Functioning

92 (±11,1)

<0.001

<0.001

Role Functioning

82 (±22.5)

0.001

0.01

Global Health Status

77 (±24.1)

0.005

0.02

Fatigue

23 (±20.1)

<0.001

0.002

Dyspnoe

11 (±20.9)

0.004

0.008

Insomnia

23 (±31.5)

0.013

0.032

Pain

20 (±28.1)

0.035

n.s.

Retired:

   

Physical Functioning

66 (±23.4)

0.001

n.s.

Role Functioning

59 (±32.6)

0.038

n.s.

Dyspnoe

32 (±33.6)

0.003

n.s.

No graduation:

   

Cognitive Functioning

46 (±25)

0.027

0.03

Constipation

25 (±31.9)

0.024

0.022

Financial Difficulties

75 (±16.7)

0.034

n.s.

Secondary school:

   

Global Health Status

68 (±23.6)

0.013

0.007

Insomnia

48 (±36.6)

0.031

n.s.

Diarrhea

13 (±20.9)

0.04

n.s.

Secondary modern school:

   

Cognitive Functioning

79 (±24.1)

0.033

n.s.

Insomnia

32 (±35.6)

0.017

0.002

Technical college qualification:

   

Insomnia

58 (±37.5)

0.045

n.s.

University-entrance diploma:

   

Pain

21 (±30.5)

0.046

n.s.

Insomnia

23 (±24.4)

0.021

0.009

No education:

   

Diarrhea

20 (±35.8)

<0.001

<0.001

Financial Difficulties

63 (±33.1)

0.011

0.042

Traineeship:

   

Dyspnoe

30 (±32.7)

0.038

n.s.

Technical college:

   

Diarrhea

20 (±28.1)

0.034

0.012

Financial Difficulties

31 (±37.5)

0.041

0.032

Age <47 year:

   

Role Functioning

74 (±27.7)

0.01

n.s.

Physical Functioning

81 (±18.5)

0.001

n.s.

Constipation

7 (±15.5)

0.032

0.032

Financial Difficulties

47 (±40.5)

0.007

n.s.

Age ≥57 years:

   

Physical Functioning

65 (±22.9)

0.003

n.s.

Diarrhea

11 (±20.8)

0.018

n.s.

Financial Difficulties

22 (±33.2)

<0.001

0.003

Divorced:

   

Physical Functioning

71 (±25.1)

0.039

0.04

Living alone:

   

Pain

18 (±29.4)

0.029

n.s.

Married:

   

Diarrhea

15 (±24.2)

0.05

n.s.

Distance to transplant center >155 km:

   

Role Functioning

58 (±33.7)

0.011

0.023

Emotional Functioning

64 (±26.1)

0.031

0.035

Fatigue

47 (±29.4)

0.017

0.014

Dyspnoe

34 (±33.3)

0.01

0.046

Follow up at transplant center:

   

Emotional Functioning

66 (±25.5)

0.01

0.012

Cognitive Functioning

72 (±25.3)

0.006

0.009

Fatigue

44 (±27.8)

0.005

0.022

Insomnia

43 (±36.3)

0.028

0.038

Size of hometown (population 50.000–100.000):

   

Global Health Status

53 (±22)

0.034

n.s.