Factors influencing quality of life and disease severity in Hungarian children and young adults with cystic fibrosis

Table 4 Comparison of the mean CFQ-R scores of children with CF to the CFQ-R scores of their parents

CFQ-R dimensions	Patients				Parents				r
	Number	Mean ± SD	Minimum	Maximum	Number	Mean ± SD	Minimum	Maximum
Physical functioning	58	75.79 ± 23.43	11.11	100.00	32	76.43 ± 26.27	3.70	100.00	0.77**
Emotional functioning	58	75.42 ± 14.36	40.00	100.00	32	78.33 ± 14.64	40.00	100.00	0.05
Social functioning	58	70.81 ± 15.31	33.33	100.00	-	-	-	-	-
School functioning	-	-	-	-	32	78.13 ± 24.36	22.22	100.00	-
Eating	58	83.14 ± 22.25	0.00	100.00	32	72.92 ± 28.63	0.00	100.00	0.64**
Treatment burden	58	73.95 ± 23.51	0.00	100.00	32	60.42 ± 21.48	11.11	100.00	0.18
Body image	58	68.77 ± 27.65	0.00	100.00	32	75.17 ± 23.91	33.33	100.00	0.34
Respiratory symptoms	57	67.84 ± 18.03	23.81	100.00	32	74.73 ± 18.64	19.05	100.00	0.49**
Digestive symptoms	57	82.65 ± 19.36	33.33	100.00	32	70.31 ± 16.91	33.33	100.00	0.40*
Weight	-	-	-	-	32	60.42 ± 38.28	0.00	100.00	-

CFQ-R = The Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire Revised.
Higher CFQ-R values indicate a better quality of life. P values are derived from the two-tailed t-test.
*p < 0.05.
**p < 0.01.

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