Research Article
Higher Income and Integration into the Workforce Are the Main Factors Associated with Quality of Life in Acromegalic Patients in Northeastern Brazil
Table 4
Mean comparison test for the Acro-QoL domain scores for comorbidities, therapy, and disease control, São Luís, state of Maranhão, Brazil, 2015.
| | Acro-QoL domain | Comorbidities | Surgery | Use of medication | Disease | | Yes () | No () | value | Yes () | No () | value | Yes () | No () | value | Controlled () | Not controlled () | value |
| | Total | 72.67 ± 22.01 | 80.27 ± 21.87 | 0.538 | 74.73 ± 22.71 | 73.26 ± 21.37 | 0.806 | 73.25 ± 21.9 | 78.88 ± 22.86 | 0.485 | 79.28 ± 20.51 | 71.13 ± 22.55 | 0.180 | | Physical | 26.48 ± 7.49 | 28.27 ± 11.18 | 0.308 | 27.85 ± 9.04 | 25.30 ± 7.78 | 0.275 | 25.77 ± 7.91 | 32.44 ± 10.24 | 0.031 | 29.04 ± 8.25 | 25.52 ± 8.61 | 0.136 | | Psychological | 45.61 ± 14.92 | 52.91 ± 13.36 | 0.144 | 46.94 ± 15.52 | 47.13 ± 14.03 | 0.963 | 46.88 ± 14.8 | 47.78 ± 15.74 | 0.869 | 49.47 ± 13.51 | 45.58 ± 15.52 | 0.343 | | Appearance | 21.78 ± 7.58 | 26.0 ± 6.52 | 0.095 | 22.15 ± 7.92 | 23.26 ± 7.02 | 0.588 | 22.46 ± 7.64 | 23.33 ± 7.26 | 0.752 | 24.52 ± 7.98 | 21.47 ± 7.12 | 0.141 | | Personal relationships | 24.07 ± 9.49 | 26.91 ± 7.3 | 0.357 | 24.79 ± 8.92 | 24.35 ± 9.59 | 0.858 | 24.65 ± 9.02 | 24.44 ± 10.17 | 0.952 | 25.42 ± 7.82 | 24.13 ± 9.87 | 0.611 |
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