Table 3 QOL T-score and demographic variable of OI patients

Sex

 Male

47

39.2

(13.8)

42.2

(13.5)

42.4

(10.0)

50.7

(10.9)

45.6

(12.9)

49.1

(10.9)

42.5

(10.7)

 Female

48

37.2

(15.1)

46.1

(11.6)

42.1

(9.6)

52.4

(9.4)

38.3

(15.5)^*

39.5

(10.7)^**

39.3

(12.1)

School level

 Elementary school

19

29.0

(10.8)^**

42.5

(11.0)

40.2

(11.0)

48.6

(10.5)

36.6

(10.4)^**

44.3

(10.6)

37.8

(9.9)

 Junior high school

76

40.6

(14.3)

44.6

(13.1)

42.8

(9.5)

52.3

(10.0)

43.6

(15.2)

45.1

(12.1)

42.1

(11.6)

Comorbidity with physical diseases

 Yes

28

39.6

(13.4)

41.7

(13.1)

42.7

(9.2)

48.7

(10.3)^*

42.1

(13.7)

46.1

(11.8)

40.3

(10.9)

 No

67

37.6

(14.9)

45.1

(12.5)

42.1

(10.1)

52.8

(9.9)

42.0

(15.1)

44.5

(11.8)

41.5

(11.6)

Comorbidity with psychiatric disorders

 Yes

7

44.0

(6.8)

44.6

(10.0)

43.7

(7.3)

54.5

(9.7)

23.7

(15.7)^*

48.5

(3.7)

39.3

(12.2)

 No

88

37.8

(14.8)

44.1

(12.9)

42.2

(10.0)

51.3

(10.2)

43.2

(13.9)

44.8

(12.0)

41.3

(11.4)

Comorbidity with neurodevelopmental disorders

 Yes

40

37.6

(14.7)

41.3

(12.6)^*

39.8

(9.5)^*

48.3

(10.5)^*

41.4

(13.0)

42.8

(10.0)

38.3

(11.0)^*

 No

55

38.6

(14.3)

46.2

(12.4)

44.1

(9.7)

53.9

(9.3)

42.5

(15.9)

46.7

(12.8)

43.4

(11.2)