Table 4 Comparison of quality of life between each of the groups among the postgas explosion respondents
Non-PTSD or MDE | Probable PTSD | Probable MDE | Probable PTSD & MDE | p | Scheffé’s method | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
Physical Functioning | 90.6 | 22.1 | 60.3 | 33.8 | 82.1 | 22.8 | 66.7 | 41.5 | < 0.001 | a > b,d c > d |
Role Physical | 76.7 | 24.5 | 49.3 | 24.8 | 64.3 | 31.3 | 51.4 | 34.5 | < 0.001 | a > b,d |
Bodily Pain | 89.7 | 18.5 | 68.4 | 28.4 | 73.2 | 18.3 | 58.3 | 35.4 | < 0.001 | a > b,c,d |
General Health | 53.9 | 26.0 | 23.5 | 21.1 | 35.0 | 27.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | < 0.001 | a > b,d |
Vitality | 69.8 | 17.5 | 42.6 | 18.0 | 46.4 | 19.3 | 27.8 | 8.3 | < 0.001 | a > b,c,d |
Social Functioning | 83.3 | 17.3 | 64.7 | 23.1 | 69.6 | 20.0 | 55.6 | 17.3 | < 0.001 | a > b,d |
Role Emotional | 81.0 | 18.9 | 48.5 | 22.8 | 65.2 | 26.9 | 33.3 | 30.6 | < 0.001 | a > b,c,d c > d |
Mental Health | 77.6 | 15.1 | 44.5 | 18.0 | 58.0 | 10.5 | 37.5 | 23.4 | < 0.001 | a > b,c,d c > d |
Physical Component Summary | 49.7 | 8.1 | 41.9 | 10.9 | 46.0 | 7.5 | 42.7 | 14.0 | < 0.001 | a > b |
Mental Component Summary | 51.2 | 7.4 | 37.2 | 8.4 | 41.9 | 7.0 | 30.1 | 13.2 | < 0.001 | a > b,c,d c > d |