Health-related quality of life and its determinants among South Indian type 2 diabetes patients with and without non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Egyptian Liver Journal

Table 4 SF-36 questionnaire score in overall and eight domains

Parameters	Subjects with NAFLD ( n = 179) Mean ± SD	Subjects without NAFLD ( n = 179) Mean ± SD	*P value*
Physical	51.9 ± 20.85	58.1 ± 18.85	0.0056**
RP	69.69 ± 36.81	72.35 ± 33.57	0.7243
RE	78.43 ± 34.86	83.08 ± 30.66	0.2515
Energy	49.78 ± 17.42	57.09 ± 15.19	< 0.0001***
MH	55.96 ± 12.53	81.76 ± 30.77	< 0.0001***
Social function	71.72 ± 20.63	70.14 ± 21.25	0.9947
Pain	57.88 ± 26.93	76.35 ± 15.48	< 0.0001***
General health	55.82 ± 11.26	55.81 ± 10.03	0.9328

NAFLD non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, RP role physical, RE role emotion, MH mental health
P value < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant
**p < 0.05; ***p < 0.001