Table 3

Quality of life in relation to time since transplantation in transplant recipients (factorial analysis of variance and Bonferroni post-hoc test, Cohen’s d) and compared with a Spanish population sample (unpaired t-test, Cohen’s d)

Comparisons on time since transplantation*Physical functioning
p (d)
Role-physical
p (d)
Bodily pain
p (d)
General health
p (d)
Vitality
p (d)
Social functioning
p (d)
Role-emotional
p (d)
Mental health
p (d)
Less-medium1.000
(−0.05 n)
1.000
(−0.08 n)
1.000
(−0.04 n)
1.000
(0.15 n)
1.000
(−0.06 n)
1.000
(0.04 n)
1.000
(0.10 n)
1.000
(0.13 n)
Less-more0.737
(0.18 n)
1.000
(0.12 n)
0.063
(0.37 s)
0.207
(0.29 s)
1.000
(−0.04 n)
1.000
(0.07 n)
0.920
(0.16 n)
0.441
(0.23 s)
Medium-more0.428
(0.23 s)
0.573
(0.21 s)
0.026
(0.41 s)
1.000
(0.14 n)
1.000
(0.02 n)
1.000
(0.03 n)
1.000
(0.06 n)
1.000
(0.10 n)
Less-GSP<0.001
(−0.78 M)
<0.001
(−0.72 M)
0.414
(−0.10 n)
0.052
(0.23 s)
0.013
(−0.29 s)
<0.001
(−0.46 s)
<0.001
(−0.45 s)
0.226
(−0.13 n)
Medium-GSP<0.001
(−0.73 M)
<0.001
(−0.64 M)
0.633
(−0.06 n)
0.420
(0.09 n)
0.042
(−0.23 s)
<0.001
(−0.50 M)
<0.001
(−0.56 M)
0.029
(−0.25 s)
More-GSP<0.001
(−0.97 L)
<0.001
(−0.85 L)
<0.001
(−0.44 s)
0.748
(−0.04 n)
0.031
(−0.25 s)
<0.001
(−0.52 M)
<0.001
(−0.61 M)
0.003
(−0.35 s)
  • *Less (≤3.5 years), medium (>3.5 to ≤9 years), more (>9 years)

  • GSP, general Spanish population; L, large effect size; M, medium effect size; n, null effect size; s, small effect size.