Evaluation of the Graves’ Orbitopathy-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire in the Mainland Chinese Population

Table 2

Frequencies of responses to each item on the visual functioning and appearance subscales. ().

Limitations in following activities	Seriously	Mildly	Not at all	Missing response
1. Bicycling	10.2	14.8	52.3	22.7^a
2. Driving	12.5	10.2	28.4	48.9^a
3. Moving around the house	8.0	17.0	75.0	0.0
4. Walking outdoors	11.4	23.9	64.7	0.0
5. Reading	21.6	36.4	42.0	0.0
6. Watching TV	23.9	34.1	42.0	0.0
7. Hobbies or pastimes	18.2	28.4	53.4	0.0
8. Hindered from doing something you wanted to do	19.3	30.7	50.0	0.0
Psychosocial results because of thyroid eye disease	Very much	A little	None	Missing response
1. Appearance has changed	52.3	40.9	6.8	0.0
2. Stared at in the streets	25.0	37.5	37.5	0.0
3. People react unpleasantly	5.7	26.1	68.2	0.0
4. Influence on self-confidence	26.1	33.0	40.9	0.0
5. Socially isolated	9.1	21.6	69.3	0.0
6. Influence on making friends	12.5	30.7	56.8	0.0
7. Appear less often in photos than before	28.4	29.6	42.0	0.0
8. Mask changes in your appearance	20.5	30.7	48.8	0.0

Data are provided as %. a: “never learned to ride a bike” and “no driver’s license” were scored as missing.