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Table 3 Differences between CHD diagnoses

From: Health-related quality of life in Italian children and adolescents with congenital heart diseases

 

oCHD

Ao

RV-PA conduit

TGA

ToF

UVH

P(Kruskal–Wallis)

Significant comparisons

 

Median

(IQR)

Median

(IQR)

Median

(IQR)

Median

(IQR)

Median

(IQR)

Median

(IQR)

  

Patient report

        

Peds cardio

(n = 112)

(n = 101)

(n = 50)

(n = 60)

(n = 64)

(n = 61)

  

1.Cardiac symptoms

78

(25)

82

(13)

78

(34)

78

(17)

78

(18)

75

(22)

.033

UVH < oCHD

2.Adherence to treatment

90

(14)

95

(10)

100

(8)

97.5

(10)

100

(14.5)

95

(5)

.060

 

3.Perceived physical appearance

100

(13)

100

(8)

92

(17)

92

(33)

96

(25)

83

(42)

.001

UVH < oCHD

UVH < Ao

4.Anxiety towards treatment

87

(44)

87

(50)

87

(19)

87

(23.5)

87

(40.5)

87

(31)

.925

 

5.Cognitive status

80

(10)

75

(20)

77.5

(33)

80

23.7)

75

(30)

75

(30)

.461

 

6.Communicative skills

83

(33)

83

(46)

83

(55)

83

(31)

83

(33)

83

(42)

.849

 

7.Cardio T OTAL

81.5

(15)

82

(16)

79

(25)

78.5

(11.75)

81.5

(15)

80

(17)

.739

 

Peds generic

(n = 112)

(n = 101)

(n = 50)

(n = 60)

(n = 63)

(n = 61)

  

1.Physical functioning

84

(33)

81

(19)

75

(37)

81

(20.25)

81

(21)

75

(25)

.009

RV-PA < oCHD

UVH < oCHD

2.Emotional functioning

80

(25)

75

(35)

70

(20)

77.5

(30)

70

(28.75)

75

(40)

.529

 

3.Social functioning

90

(18)

90

(18)

90

(18)

85

(28.75)

90

(30)

85

(30)

.501

 

4.School functioning

80

(10)

85

(33)

80

(13)

80

(25)

80

(35)

80

825)

.753

 

5.Generic total

83.5

(20)

79

(23)

77

(19)

79.5

(13)

81

(23)

77

(24)

.088

 

Mother report

        

Peds cardio

(n = 114)

(n = 101)

(n = 43)

(n = 49)

(n = 64)

(n = 52)

  

1.Cardiac symptoms

82

(38)

82

(20)

82

(32)

82

(18)

80.5

(21)

71

(21)

.001

UVH < oCHD

UVH < Ao

UVH < RV-PA

UVH < TGA

2.Adherence to treatment

95

(18)

95

(13)

90

(15)

92.5

(18.75)

97.5

(7.25)

95

(10)

.914

 

3.Perceived physical appearance

85

(29)

87

(30)

92

(59)

83

(37.5)

83

(33)

72.5

(33)

.003

UVH < oCHD

UVH < Ao

4.Anxiety towards treatment

75

(72)

69

(69)

75

(54)

69

(44)

69

(43)

53

(69)

.815

 

5.Cognitive status

60

(45)

65

(20)

70

(48)

55

(33.5)

60

(37.25)

67.5

(35)

.592

 

6.Communicative skills

75

(34)

83

(33)

83

(67)

75

(34)

83

(33)

79

(67)

.405

 

7.Cardio total

73

(27)

73

(21)

77

(30)

74

(18.5)

73

(19.5)

71

(22)

.850

 

Peds generic

(n = 114)

(n = 101)

(n = 43)

(n = 49)

(n = 64)

(n = 53)

  

1.Physical functioning

91

(33)

91

(22)

87

(43)

91

(22)

84

(24.25)

78

(41)

.016

UVH < Ao

UVH < TGA

UVH < oCHD

2.Emotional functioning

80

(45)

75

(25)

80

(50)

70

(25)

70

(28.75)

70

(30)

.360

 

3.Social functioning

95

(33)

90

(23)

90

(23)

95

(22.5)

90

(30)

80

(40)

.122

 

4.School functioning

90

(30)

80

(28)

85

(48)

75

(25)

75

(35)

75

(35)

.519

 

5.Generic total

86

(36)

84

(24)

81

(33)

81

(18.5)

79.5

(26.5)

71

(32)

.091

 

Father report

        

Peds cardio

(n = 76)

(n = 65)

(n = 41)

(n = 46)

(n = 50)

(n = 43)

  

1.Cardiac symptoms

86

(20)

86

(20)

82

(41)

86

(15.7)

82

(18)

75

(22)

.010

UVH < oCHD

2.Adherence to treatment

95

(18)

95

(14)

90

(13)

10

(20)

100

(0)

10

(10)

.426

 

3.Perceived physical appearance

100

(21)

100

(38)

83

(38)

92

(25)

83

(25)

75

(33)

.000

UVH < oCHD

UVH < Ao

4.Anxiety towards treatment

75

(72)

75

(47)

75

(63)

75

(50)

75

(50)

56

(56)

.246

 

5.Cognitive status

70

(35)

70

(20)

70

(28)

70

(35)

65

(32.5)

70

(40)

.654

 

6.Communicative skills

92

(25)

87.5

(33)

83

(79)

79

(42)

92

(27)

83

(50)

.815

 

7.Cardio total

78.5

(21)

76

(20)

76

(25)

77.5

(15.7)

77

(16)

76

(14)

.606

 

Peds generic

(n = 77)

(n = 64)

(n = 41)

(n = 46)

(n = 50)

(n = 44)

  

1.Physical functioning

94

(22)

94

(19)

91

(60)

92.5

(22)

87

(25.75)

82.5

(25)

.009

UVH < Ao

2.Emotional functioning

80

(40)

85

(35)

80

(35)

75

(25)

77.5

(12.5)

72.5

(35)

.172

 

3.Social functioning

100

(28)

90

(20)

90

(28)

97.5

(20)

90

(20)

85

(45)

.060

 

4.School functioning

85

(20)

85

(28)

80

(33)

80

(31.25)

80

(35)

85

(35)

.616

 

5.Generic total

88

(24)

88

(23)

86

(36)

88

(17.25)

82

(24)

79.5

(30)

.063

 
  1. Bold are reported comparisons statistically significant
  2. Ao Aortopathies; IQR Interquartile Range; n no. of patients; oCHD Other Congenital Heart disease; RV-PA conduit Right ventricular-pulmonary artery conduit; TGA Transposition to the Great Artery; ToF Tetralogy of Fallot; UVH Univentricular heart