Table 2 Quality of life items across two groups of GI and GL

SF-36 –TOTAL

62.30 ± 26.64

63.00 ± 30.52

57.90 ± 30.99

0.56

67.52 ± 26.89

62.14 ± 29.11

53.33 ± 30.79

0.02

General Health

66.60 ± 15.51

65.59 ± 18.80

67.48 ± 15.67

0.80

64.37 ± 18.19

70.53 ± 13.25

64.38 ± 18.02

0.05

Physical Functioning

82.83 ± 14.72

80.21 ± 18.09

84.41 ± 14.85

0.31

82.49 ± 16.58

84.30 ± 14.20

80.67 ± 17.27

0.41

Role Physical

83.79 ± 36.60

81.34 ± 38.76

82.08 ± 38.63

0.93

80.74 ± 39.23

84.55 ± 35.88

81.42 ± 39.16

0.83

Role Emotional

84.31 ± 36.47

80.59 ± 39.84

65.67 ± 47.83

0.03

70.07 ± 44.23

86.76 ± 34.13

68.42 ± 46.67

0.03

Social Functioning

71.16 ± 20.02

72.01 ± 24.66

73.99 ± 24.10

0.77

70.04 ± 23.37

74.08 ± 22.44

72.71 ± 23.59

0.62

Bodily Pain

58.07 ± 20.17

61.98 ± 19.89

57.90 ± 20.83

0.43

56.79 ± 20.92

62.79 ± 19.10

58.07 ± 20.75

0.21

Vitality

65.94 ± 18.74

68.28 ± 19.31

67.25 ± 17.42

0.78

62.37 ± 19.91

71.69 ± 17.97

66.61 ± 16.82

0.01

Mental Health

70.17 ± 23.82

79.75 ± 21.58

78.17 ± 21.13

0.04

68.19 ± 24.30

81.41 ± 19.93

77.60 ± 21.67

0.004

Health Transition Item

50.86 ± 26.05

40.67 ± 28.48

47.01 ± 24.81

0.09

44.44 ± 26.45

50.73 ± 28.31

42.50 ± 24.94

0.17