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Table 5 Comparison of HRQoL between HD and PD patients before and after SPKT. Data are shown as mean ± SD. HD, hemodialysis; MCS, mental component summary; MD, mean difference; PCS, physical component summary; PD, Peritoneal dialysis; SF-36, Short Form 36; SPKT, simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation

From: Impact of pre-transplant dialysis modality on the outcome and health-related quality of life of patients after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation

 

Groups

HD - PD

SF-36 dimensions

HD (N = 64)

PD (N = 19)

Before SPKT

After SPKT

Before SPKT

After SPKT

P-value

Before SPKT

After SPKT

P-value

MD

P-value

MD

P-value

Physcial functioning

48.3 ± 13.3

68.9 ± 8.9

< 0.01

63.8 ± 17.7

81.3 ± 15.9

0.030

− 15.2 ± 7.1

0.028

− 12.4 ± 4.9

< 0.01

Role limitations- physical

38.3 ± 31.3

60.7 ± 25.4

0.040

56.2 ± 43.8

72.9 ± 19.8

< 0.01

− 17.9 ± 16.4

0.267

− 12.2 ± 9.1

0.49

Bodily Pain

44.2 ± 21.2

71.1 ± 8.5

< 0.01

64.1 ± 17.6

85.3 ± 9.8

< 0.01

− 19.9 ± 9.3

0.034

− 14.2 ± 6.3

< 0.01

General health

36.5 ± 16.1

61.6 ± 7.5

< 0.01

48.8 ± 7.0

67.9 ± 6.8

< 0.01

− 12.3 ± 6.3

0.053

− 6.3 ± 2.8

0.04

Social function

55.8 ± 17.6

65.2 ± 12.2

0.110

68.8 ± 11.6

73.9 ± 11.2

0.329

− 13.0 ± 7.4

0.077

− 8.7 ± 4.6

0.15

Vitality

42.7 ± 11.2

61.1 ± 7.4

< 0.01

48.8 ± 18.5

67.9 ± 5.4

< 0.01

− 6.1 ± 6.6

0.333

− 6.8 ± 2.6

0.04

Role limitations- emotional

44.4 ± 29.9

61.9 ± 28.8

0.122

66.7 ± 30.9

83.3 ± 22.5

0.178

− 22.3 ± 12.9

0.109

− 21.4 ± 10.3

0.36

Mental Health

51.4 ± 16.4

63.4 ± 5.8

0.010

49.5 ± 2.8

62.3 ± 8.2

< 0.01

− 1.9 ± 4.9

0.681

− 1.1 ± 2.7

0.96

PCS

34.9 ± 5.8

45.6 ± 4.6

< 0.01

43.1 ± 8.6

50.8 ± 2.5

< 0.01

− 8.2 ± 3.1

0.013

− 5.2 ± 1.5

< 0.01

MCS

40.2 ± 6.6

44.7 ± 4.5

0.042

41.6 ± 5.4

46.8 ± 3.8

0.021

−1.4 ± 2.9

0.624

− 2.1 ± 1.6

0.32