Table 2 SF-36 Health status scores among patients at risk of inherited arrhythmias compared to the expected scores of the general population*
SF-36 Health status domains | Clinical status | n | Mean (SD) | Mean diff. | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physical functioning | Total sample | 122 | 88.2(16.4) | 1.1 | 0.389 |
Family risk | 91 | 90.6(14.2) | 3.7 | <0.001 | |
LQTS | 12 | 93.3(14.2) | 1.7 | 0.678 | |
HCM | 19 | 73.2(19.5) | -11.7 | 0.021 | |
Role physical | Total sample | 126 | 78.2(35.5) | 0.3 | 0.915 |
Family risk | 95 | 83.2(31.5) | 5.1 | 0.095 | |
LQTS | 12 | 83.3(34.3) | -0.6 | 0.956 | |
HCM | 19 | 50.0(43.3) | -23.3 | 0.024 | |
Bodily pain | Total sample | 127 | 78.3(25.9) | 3.4 | 0.138 |
Family risk | 95 | 82.2(23.0) | 7.1 | 0.003 | |
LQTS | 12 | 75.2(30.2) | -2.9 | 0.735 | |
HCM | 20 | 62.0(30.8) | -10.9 | 0.127 | |
General health | Total sample | 126 | 69.5(20.5) | -7.3 | <0.001 |
Family risk | 94 | 72.6(18.1) | -4.6 | 0.012 | |
LQTS | 12 | 71.3(22.8) | -8.5 | 0.224 | |
HCM | 20 | 54.1(23.9) | -19.1 | 0.004 | |
Vitality | Total sample | 127 | 55.7(24.8) | -4.3 | 0.530 |
Family risk | 95 | 58.3(24.7) | -1.3 | 0.602 | |
LQTS | 12 | 53.9(29.5) | -6.2 | 0.488 | |
HCM | 20 | 44.5(19.5) | -17.4 | 0.001 | |
Social functioning | Total sample | 127 | 83.4(22.9) | -2.3 | 0.245 |
Family risk | 95 | 85.4(20.4) | -0.0 | 0.986 | |
LQTS | 12 | 83.3(29.4) | -3.4 | 0.693 | |
HCM | 20 | 61.4(43.4) | -12.7 | 0.068 | |
Role emotional | Total sample | 124 | 77.8(36.9) | -4.0 | 0.217 |
Family risk | 93 | 80.5(34.6) | -1.2 | 0.734 | |
LQTS | 12 | 83.3(38.9) | -0.3 | 0.976 | |
HCM | 19 | 61.4(43.4) | -20.1 | 0.054 | |
Mental health | Total sample | 127 | 76.3(19.5) | -2.5 | 0.155 |
Family risk | 95 | 75.9(19.8) | -2.6 | 0.197 | |
LQTS | 12 | 79.1(25.3) | 0.8 | 0.912 | |
HCM | 20 | 76.3(14.0) | -3.6 | 0.245 |