Table 5

Health related quality of life (carriers v non-carriers v uncertain)

RAND dimensionMean scores (SD)p value
Carrier (n=5)Non-carrier (n=7)Uncertain (n=11)
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Physical functioning98.0 (4.5)95.0 (13.2)99.5 (1.6)0.513
Physical role functioning10089.3 (28.3)93.2 (16.2)0.642
Energy/fatigue77.0 (14.0)72.9 (9.9)62.7 (18.4)0.190
Emotional role functioning10090.5 (25.2)81.8 (31.1)0.433
Emotional well being83.2 (13.1)79.4 (10.7)74.5 (13.3)0.425
Social functioning93.8 (12.5)92.9 (12.2)92.0 (12.8)0.972
Bodily pain86.0 (15.2)94.3 (7.9)88.1 (12.5)0.445
General health82.0 (22.8)79.3 (10.6)80.0 (13.7)0.953
Carrier (n=2) Non-carrier (n=10) Uncertain (n=11) p value
Haemophilia A
Physical functioning10097.5 (5.4) 98.2 (3.4)0.753
Physical role functioning87.5 (17.7)87.5 (31.7)86.4 (32.3)0.996
Emotional role functioning10086.7 (32.2)93.3 (21.1)0.753
Energy/fatigue75.0 (7.0)78.5 (12.3)68.2 (17.8)0.312
Emotional well being80.0 (5.7)86.4 (5.1)74.5 (17.9)0.146
Social functioning81.3 (8.8)91.3 (10.3)90.9 (13.8)0.557
Bodily pain80.0 (14.1)95.0 (10.8)80.0 (22,8)0.165
General health82.5 (3.5)77.5 (14.0)77.7 (21.0)0.932
  • Analysis of variance, p<0.01.