Table 4 Comparisons of quality of life between bankers and non-bankers at T1 and T2: means and F-ratios

From: Implications of sperm banking for health-related quality of life up to 1 year after cancer diagnosis

 

Means and (s.d.)

F(1,75) and P -values

 

Bankers ( N =43)

Non-bankers ( N =34)

Bank

Time

Bank × time

HRQoL

Time 1

Time 2

Time 1

Time 2

   

Function

82.67 (15.24)

89.65 (12.09)

74.49 (15.86)

84.05 (20.82)

4.82 (0.031)

18.67 (<0.001)

0.45 (0.503)

Symptoms

11.74 (11.71)

9.49 (11.36)

21.01 (16.63)

14.85 (20.23)

6.38 (0.014)

5.08 (0.027)

1.10 (0.299)

Total

85.43 (12.56)

89.58 (11.27)

76.59 (15.33)

84.20 (19.93)

5.99 (0.017)

11.17 (<0.001)

0.97 (0.328)

  1. Abbreviations: HRQoL=health-related quality of life; s.d.=standard deviation; T1=Time 1; T2=Time 2.
  2. Higher scores on function and total scales represent higher HRQoL, but higher scores on the symptom scale represent worse HRQoL.