No long-term impact of low-energy distal radius fracture on health-related quality of life and global quality of life: a case-control study

Table 2 Health-related quality of life in patients with low-energy distal radius fracture and controls at baseline and after one year.

	Patients with distal radius fracture (n = 160)					Controls (n = 169)
	Baseline	One year	p	Effect size	Mean change (SD)	Baseline	One year	p	Effect size	Mean change (SD)
MHAQ*	1.04 (0.16)	1.05 (0.21)	0.202	0.06	0.01 (0.1)	1.06 (0.22)	1.06 (0.20)	0.802	0.01	0.0 (0.2)
SF-36 **
PCS	51.2 (9.4)	50.4 (9.8)	0.209	-0.1	-0.8 (7.6)	51.2 (8.4)	51.3 (8.6)	0.846	0.1	0.1 (5.9)
MCS	50.2 (9.9)	50.3 (10.5)	0.840	0.01	0.2 (9.2)	51.7 (8.4)	51.7 (8.6)	0.908	0.1	0.1 (7.2)

Data are given as means with standard deviation, and paired sample t-tests were applied to detect significant differences between baseline and follow-up.
* the MHAQ scores range from 1 to 4, where 1 means high perception of their ability to perform activities of daily living.
** The score for SF-36 ranges from 0 to 100, where 100 means high HRQOL.
PCS = physical component summary, MCS = mental component summary, MHAQ = The Modified Health Assessment Questionnaire.

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