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Table 4 Comparison of HRQoL between patients with minor or severe disease symptoms

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

  

CD

UC

Disease*

Disease Activity*

Interaction*

  

(mean ± SD)

(mean ± SD)

   

Bowel

minor

62.92 ± 8.1

62.51 ± 6.1

   
    

0.410

0.001

NS

 

severe

43.58 ± 6.9

41.30 ± 10.4

   

Systemic

minor

30.71 ± 3.3

30.00 ± 4.3

   
    

0.524

0.001

NS

 

severe

15.50 ± 5.6

17.46 ± 6.3

   

Emotional

minor

69.66 ± 10.6

69.66 ± 12.6

   
    

0.458

0.001

NS

 

severe

40.41 ± 8.5

40.41 ± 9.9

   

Social

minor

31.92 ± 4.6

31.54 ± 4.9

   
    

0.459

0.001

NS

 

severe

16.58 ± 6.2

18.69 ± 7.1

   

Total

minor

195.21 ± 21.6

190.05 ± 22.7

   
    

0.750

0.001

NS

 

severe

115.83 ± 21.8

117.76 ± 25.7

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