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Table 2 Details and validation of MCIBDQ

From: Different therapeutic approaches on quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Domain

Cronbach's α

Discriminant ability

CD

UC

CD

UC

N a

Value

N a

Value

Remission

Active

P b

Remission

Active

P b

N a

Mean (95% CI)

N a

Mean(95% CI)

N a

Mean (95% CI)

N a

Mean (95% CI)

Bowel symptoms

149

0.92

43

0.93

84

58.96

(56.88-61.05)

71

44.52

(41.72-47.33)

<0.001

32

56.11

(51.70-60.52)

33

38.70

(34.74-42.67)

<0.001

Systemic symptoms

155

0.88

65

0.86

85

25.08

(23.82-26.35)

71

17.94

(16.39-19.50)

<0.001

32

23.63

(21.37-25.89)

33

18.00

(15.85-20.15)

<0.001

Emotional function

154

0.95

60

0.94

85

66.63

(63.91-69.35)

71

50.20

(46.67-53.73)

<0.001

32

60.10

(54.34-65.86)

33

45.59

(41.30-49.89)

<0.001

Social function

131

0.88

58

0.89

84

27.46

(25.96-28.97)

70

20.26

(18.44-22.07)

<0.001

32

26.44

(23.64-29.24)

33

17.82

(15.33-20.31)

<0.001

Total

121

0.98

52

0.97

83

177.83

(170.83-184.84)

70

133.52

(124.43-142.41)

<0.001

32

166.28

(152.01-180.55)

33

120.11

(108.30-131.93)

<0.001

  1. aNumber of valid cases; b P-values of independent samples t-test.