Factors Affecting Health-Related Quality of Life and Physical Activity after Liver Transplantation for Autoimmune and Nonautoimmune Liver Diseases: A Prospective, Single Centre Study
Table 2
(a) Comparison of SF-36 domains in male and female patients. (b) Quality of life parameters in relation to the time after liver transplantation.
(a)
SF 36
Males
Females
value
PF
78.5 ± 22.2
63.9 ± 22.5
0.001
RP
67.6 ± 26.2
58.6 ± 20.0
0.05
BP
79.4 ± 25.4
60.5 ± 28.2
0.0004
GH
61.9 ± 20.2
56.3 ± 18.4
0.14
VT
64.9 ± 16.1
55.8 ± 18.4
0.0077
SF
79.4 ± 20.4
66.1 ± 79.4
0.0023
RE
81.5 ± 20.0
65.2 ± 21.5
0.0001
MH
71.1 ± 15.4
62.1 ± 17.4
0.0057
PCS
48.2 ± 9.1
43.7 ± 7.6
0.0073
MCS
48.9 ± 8.2
43.1 ± 9.9
0.0015
(b)
SF 36
A
B
C
(A versus B)
(A versus C)
(B versus C)
PF
66.7 ± 25.1
71.8 ± 25.7
76.2 ± 18.7
0.405
0.136
0.386
RP
55.4 ± 24.9
65.6 ± 23.0
66.3 ± 24.8
0.105
0.096
0.899
BP
62.2 ± 25.2
74.2 ± 27.7
73.0 ± 29.6
0.105
0.159
0.845
GH
52.7 ± 18.5
63.4 ± 18.5
58.4 ± 20.7
0.037
0.280
0.239
VT
61.0 ± 15.3
60.6 ± 17.9
61.8 ± 18.8
0.920
0.864
0.737
SF
75.6 ± 21.1
77.1 ± 23.7
68.8 ± 21.7
0.801
0.266
0.091
RE
68.7 ± 25.4
75.2 ± 22.2
77.2 ± 19.8
0.261
0.157
0.674
MH
67.9 ± 11.7
67.0 ± 17.3
67.5 ± 18.8
0.839
0.938
0.882
PCS
42.5 ± 8.8
47.3 ± 8.4
47.2 ± 8.9
0.04
0.051
0.967
MCS
47.0 ± 8.6
46.6 ± 9.6
46.9 ± 9.8
0.8819
0.6964
0.7569
All values are shown as mean ± SD. Group-A: 6 months to 12 months after liver transplantation; group-B: from 12 months to 36 months after liver transplantation; group-C: over 36 months after liver transplantation. PF: physical functioning; RP: role limitations due to physical problems; BP: bodily pain; GH: general health; VT: vitality; SF: social functioning; RE: role limitations due to emotional problems; MH: mental health; PF: physical functioning; PCS: physical component score; MCS: mental component score.
