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Table 3 Correlation between QOL domain scores and some selected factors

From: Health related quality of life in chronic kidney disease; a descriptive study in a rural Sri Lankan community affected by chronic kidney disease

Domain

Mean (SD)

Median

IQR

Ageb

Education levelb

Incomeb

CKD stageb

Symptom burdenb

Kidney Disease Summary Component

58.7 (7.7)

58.4

54.2–63.4

−0.066a

0.086a

0.180a

−0.122a

0.066a

Physical Component Summary Score

35.5 (15.0)

35.0

26.2–41.9

− 0.082a

0.052

0.152a

− 0.327a

0.101a

Mental Component Summary Score

39.6 (12.3)

39.0

34.6–42.8

− 0.047

0.077a

0.155a

− 0.346a

0.038

  1. aSignificant at the 0.05 level
  2. bAssociation tested by Spearman correlation