Health-related quality of life of 256 recipients after liver transplantation

Table 3 Recipient health-related quality of life

Factors SF-36 domains	Groups (mean ± SD)	Groups (mean ± SD)	Groups (mean ± SD)	t/F value	P value
LT types	DDLT	LDLT
GH	66.86 ± 18.42	60.33 ± 16.97		t = 2.530	0.012
RP	74.47 ± 36.46	63.64 ± 42.55		t = 1.990	0.048
RE	78.95 ± 34.31	61.11 ± 44.37		t = 3.361	< 0.001
SF	88.16 ± 21.85	78.60 ± 22.76		t = 3.029	0.003
VT	75.95 ± 16.40	70.30 ± 15.76		t = 2.433	0.016
MH	71.85 ± 15.45	65.88 ± 12.94		t = 2.816	0.005
PCS	62.58 ± 6.88	60.07 ± 7.36		t = 2.507	0.013
MCS	55.95 ± 10.14	52.65 ± 7.66		t = 2.415	0.016
Age	≤ 45 yr	> 45 yr
VT	72.52 ± 16.66	77.33 ± 15.64		t = -2.332	0.020
MH	68.00 ± 14.65	73.64 ± 15.06		t = -2.995	0.003
MCS	54.05 ± 9.30	56.61 ± 10.00		t = -2.097	0.037
Complications	Yes	No
MCS	52.92 ± 12.21	56.06 ± 8.16		t = 2.412	0.017
Employment after transplant	Full-time	Part-time	None
GH	69.31 ± 18.23	63.88 ± 18.51	62.67 ± 17.63a	F = 3.301	0.038
PF	88.67 ± 10.91	81.33 ± 17.66a	83.32 ± 13.64a	F = 5.809	0.003
SF	90.81 ± 20.01	85.67 ± 22.95	81.38 ± 23.28a	F = 4.069	0.018
BP	86.02 ± 13.38	78.91 ± 19.76a	78.76 ± 16.19a	F = 5.331	0.005
VT	78.25 ± 15.86	72.93 ± 17.63	72.50 ± 15.45a	F = 3.305	0.038
PCS	64.28 ± 6.20	60.87 ± 7.51a	61.93 ± 7.08a	F = 7.100	< 0.001

Only statistically significant data are displayed.

^aP = 0.05 vs group ”Full-time”. SF-36: Short Form-36; GH: General health; RP: Role-physical; RE: Role-emotional; SF: Social-functioning; VT: Vitality; MH: Mental health; PF: Physical functioning; BP: Bodily pain; LT: Liver transplantation; PCS: Physical component summary; MCS: Mental component summary.