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Table 3 Differences in mean HRQOL SF-36 scores between T2-T1, T3-T2 and T3-T1

From: Changes in health-related quality of life and the associated factors among Myanmar migrants with tuberculosis: a cohort study

Scale

Items

Baseline T1 n = 155

Mean (SD)

T2 - T1 n = 93

T3 - T2 n = 65

T3 - T1 n = 65

Physical functioning

10

48.6 (11.7)

+ 3.3 *

+ 0.6

+ 4.0 **

Role functioning/physical

4

46.5 (11.1)

+ 6.1 ***

+ 0.6

+ 8.0 ***

Role functioning/emotional

3

45.8 (12.3)

+ 6.6 ***

+ 0.2

+ 7.6 ***

Vitality

4

53.3 (11.7)

+ 5.4 ***

+ 0.0

+ 5.3 **

Mental health

5

47.5 (12.2)

+ 6.7 ***

− 0.5

+ 6.4 **

Social functioning

2

55.1 (6.4)

+ 1.1

+ 1.0

+ 1.5

Pain

2

52.1 (9.8)

+ 2.5 *

+ 2.4 *

+ 4.5 **

General health

5

42.4 (8.0)

+ 2.9 **

+ 1.0

+ 4.5 ***

Physical component score

21

57.5 (8.2)

+ 4.7 ***

+ 1.5 *

+ 6.1 ***

Mental component score

14

55.7 (9.4)

+ 6.0 ***

+ 0.2

+ 6.3 ***

  1. HRQOL health-related quality of life; SF-36 Short-form 36; T1 measurement at the end of month 2; T2 measurement at the end of month 4; T3 measurement at the end of month 6; SD standard deviation
  2. * p-value < 0.05, ** p-value < 0.01, *** p-value < 0.001 (using paired t-tests)