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Table 3 Comparison of the total and dimensional IBDQ scores between the young (<60) and old (>60) population group.

From: Assessing health-related quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, in Crete, Greece

  

CD (mean ± SD)

UC (mean ± SD)

Disease*

Age Group*

Interaction*

Bowel

<60

57.73 ± 11.7

60.06 ± 10.4

   
    

0.406

0.741

NS

 

>60

61.27 ± 9.1

54.92 ± 9.9

   

Systemic

<60

26.90 ± 7.8

28.30 ± 6.4

   
    

0.815

0.801

NS

 

>60

28.27 ± 5.9

26.14 ± 7.1

   

Emotional

<60

61.00 ± 16.6

62.14 ± 15.4

   
    

0.205

0.391

NS

 

>60

69.54 ± 9.7

59.57 ± 14.6

   

Social

<60

28.21 ± 8.4

30.66 ± 6.4

   
    

0.346

0.060

0.017

 

>60

29.09 ± 7.2

23.50 ± 8.1

   

Total

<60

173.76 ± 41.5

181.04 ± 35.3

   
    

0.318

0.888

NS

 

>60

188.18 ± 29.4

164.28 ± 32.8

   
  1. * P-values for differences between disease, age group and 'disease by age group' interaction derived by two-way analysis of variance; NS: non significant
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