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Table 2 Mean score and standard deviation in QOLCE subscales for left- and right-hemispheric groups.

From: Quality of life in childhood epilepsy with lateralized epileptogenic foci

 

Left hemisphere

Right hemisphere

t (29)

Significance

Physical function

57.9 + 11.4

51.5 + 18.7

1.156

0.128

   Physical restrictions

58.0 ± 15.0

47.2 ± 24.2

1.504

0.072

   Energy/Fatigue

57.8 ± 12.0

55.8 ± 17.6

0.368

0.358

Cognitive function

58.6 + 19.8

55.8+26.4

0.337

0.369

   Attention/Concentration

66.6 ± 23.7

53.3 ± 26.0

1.483

0.074

   Memory

57.8 ± 20.4

58.1 ± 24.3

-0.030

0.488

   Language

54.3 ± 23.7

59.0 ± 28.0

-0.501

0.310

   Other cognitive

55.7 ± 20.1

52.8 ± 31.8

0.311

0.379

Emotional wellbeing

68.7 + 10.9

60.1 + 58.6

1.520

0.069

   Depression

73.4 ± 13.6

65.0 ± 17.8

1.489

0.074

   Anxiety

71.8 ± 19.9

58.6 ± 22.9

1.726

0.048

   Control/Helplessness

61.7 ± 20.8

53.3 ± 22.1

1.088

0.143

   Self-esteem

67.8 ± 13.2

63.3 ± 23.9

0.652

0.260

Social function

87.7 + 24.6

67.6 + 31.4

1.987

0.028

   Social interactions

90.1 ± 33.9

71.7 ± 33.3

1.526

0.069

   Social activities

79.2 ± 16.1

64.4 ± 29.6

1.734

0.047

   Stigma item

93.7 ± 37.1

66.7 ± 34.9

2.090

0.023

Behavior

66.4 ± 15.1

58.9 ± 16.9

1.298

0.102

General-health item

59.4 ± 22.1

43.3 ± 27.5

1.795

0.042

QOL item

60.9 ± 18.2

38.3 ± 22.9

3.055

0.002

Overall QOL

67.2 ± 12.1

56.9 ± 19.7

1.769

0.044

  1. Spearman's correlation analysis revealed lateralization effect. Significant differences for separate subscales between the groups, as revealed by two-sample t-test, are marked in bold.